Bacterial community composition and extracellular enzyme activity in temperate streambed sediment during drying and rewetting.

Droughts are among the most important disturbance events for stream ecosystems; they not only affect stream hydrology but also the stream biota. Although desiccation of streams is common in Mediterranean regions, phases of dryness in headwaters have been observed more often and for longer periods in...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Pohlon, Adriana Ochoa Fandino, Jürgen Marxsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873959?pdf=render