Microbial activity and sediment disturbance modulate the vertical water flux in sandy sediments

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-38

  Mendoza Lera, Clara ^a   Mutz, Michael ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Bedforms; Clogging; Disturbance; Flume; Hyporheic zone; Sandbed stream; Vertical hydraulic conductivity; Vertical water exchange

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIUM; DAY LENGTH; DISTURBANCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; PORE SPACE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIPPLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM BED; WATER FLOW;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84884390594     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-165.1     Document Type: Article

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