Intensified organic carbon dynamics in the ground water of a restored riparian zone

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1603-1616

  Peter, Simone ^a,b   Koetzsch, Stefan ^b   Traber, Jacqueline ^b   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^c   Wehrli, Bernhard ^a,b   Durisch Kaiser, Edith ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Biogeochemical hot spot; Carbon isotopes; Chemical composition; Enzymatic activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALIX; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 84863564500     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02821.x     Document Type: Article

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