Acid mine drainage affects the development and function of epilithic biofilms in streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 728-738

  Smucker, Nathan J ^a,b   Vis, Morgan L ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

acid mine drainage (AMD); algae; carbon; ecosystem function; extracellular enzyme activity (EEA); nitrogen; nutrient limitation; periphyton; phosphatase; phosphorus; stream; succession

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; COAL MINING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILITHON; FOOD WEB; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PERIPHYTON; PH; PHOSPHATASE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SUCCESSION; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960265293     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-139.1     Document Type: Article

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