Origin, enzymatic response and fate of dissolved organic matter during flood and non-flood conditions in a river-floodplain system of the Danube (Austria)

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-129

  Sieczko, Anna ^a   Peduzzi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dissolved organic matter; Extracellular enzymatic activity; Floodplain

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BACKWATER; BACTERIUM; CONNECTIVITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOODPLAIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; RIVER WATER;

AUSTRIA; DANUBE RIVER; VIENNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84891659704     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-013-0318-3     Document Type: Article

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