Fractal Geometry and Microorganisms in the Environment

Biophysical Chemistry of Fractal Structures and Processes in Environmental Systems

Volumn 11, Issue , 2008, Pages 239-272

  Boddy, Lynne ^a   Donnelly, Damian P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Areas of interest (AOIs); Confocal optical microscopy; Fractal dimension and interspecific microbial interactions; Fractal geometry and environmental microorganisms; Fungal colonies characterization; Mass fractal dimension; Microorganisms and fractal dimension; Soil fractal habitat and microbial ecology relevance

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS;

AREAS OF INTEREST (AOIS); CONFOCAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPIES; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FUNGAL COLONIES; MASS FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84948416374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470511206.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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