Techniques for the Assessment of Microbial Production and Decomposition in Fresh Waters
Description:... The role of micro-organisms in the working of the aquatic ecosystem is fundamental. Through their chemo/photo synthesis and decomposition of organic substances, they contribute both to the availability of particulate organic matter and also to the circulation of nutrients. In recent years, their importance as food for zooplankton has been more clearly recognised, especially in the Soviet Union. Without an assessment of aquatic microorganisms, the full problem of production in a lake cannot be grasped. This book is based on an international meeting of micro-biologists in Leningrad in 1969, and is an attempt to collate and describe the most important methods in this field.
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