Predictability of bacterial activity and denitrification in aquatic sediments with continuous measurements of redox potential

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 553-560

  Hunting, E R ^a   van der Geest, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Bioturbation; Ecosystem functioning; Tubifex; Wetland dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTURBATION; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TIME SERIES; WETLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TUBIFEX;

EID: 79958854583     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326241     Document Type: Article

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