Groundwater Biofilm Dynamics Grown In Situ Along a Nutrient Gradient

Ground Water

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 690-703

  Williamson, Wendy M ^a   Close, Murray E ^b   Leonard, Margaret M ^a   Webber, Judith B ^a   Lin, Susan ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID STAINING; ALLUVIAL GRAVEL AQUIFER; BIOFILM ACTIVITY; BIOFILM DYNAMICS; BIOFILM GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ASSAYS; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; IN-SITU; MONITORING WELLS; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATE LEVELS; NUTRIENT GRADIENTS; PER UNIT; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION;

AQUIFERS; CARBOHYDRATES; CATCHMENTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOFILMS;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE; CATCHMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; MONITORING; NITRATE; NUCLEIC ACID; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND;

BIOFILMS; GROUNDWATER; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATES;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CANTERBURY PLAINS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84865559987     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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