Chapter 2. Freshwater Environments: The Influence of Physico-Chemical Conditions on Microbial Communities
Published Online: 27 JUN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/0470011254.ch2
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Freshwater Microbiology: Biodiversity and Dynamic Interactions of Microorganisms in the Aquatic Environment
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How to Cite
Sigee, D. C. (2005) Freshwater Environments: The Influence of Physico-Chemical Conditions on Microbial Communities, in Freshwater Microbiology: Biodiversity and Dynamic Interactions of Microorganisms in the Aquatic Environment, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470011254.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 27 JUN 2005
- Published Print: 10 DEC 2004
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471485292
Online ISBN: 9780470011256
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- Chapter
Keywords:
- freshwater environments;
- dissolved organic carbon – (DOC);
- particulate matter;
- wetland management;
- lotic and lentic systems
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
The aquatic medium: water, dissolved and particulate components
Freshwater environments
Lake morphology and hydrology
Lakes as isolated environments
Climatic influences on lakes
General characteristics
Wetland habitats and communities
Case studies on wetland areas
Comparison of lotic and lentic systems
River flow and the benthic community
River hydrology
River inflow: water mixing, estuarine productivity, and eutrophication of coastal areas
Habitats and communities
Adverse conditions as part of the environmental continuum
Extreme environmental conditions
A potentially extreme microenvironment: the air–water surface
Microbial communities of snow and ice: life in the frozen state