Dynamics in the bacterial community-level physiological profiles and hydrological characteristics of constructed wetland mesocosms during start-up

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 666-677

  Weber, Kela P ^a   Legge, Raymond L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Community level physiological profiling; Constructed wetland; Mesocosm; Wetland hydrology; Wetland monitoring

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY-LEVEL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILING; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MESOCOSMS; WETLAND HYDROLOGY;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; DISPERSIONS; HYDROLOGY; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

WETLANDS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; DISPERSION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; REEDBED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 79955622653     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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