Microbial activity has an essential role in ecosystem processes, and in stream ecosystems, biofilms are the base of the food web that is fueled by photosynthesis and they are integral to nutrient processing. Stream biofilms are microbial communities of algae, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa encased in an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) (molecules secreted by the microbes) that are attached to a substrate (e.g. rocks, leaves) in an aqueous environment. The substrate categorizes the biofilm, and organic matter like leaves and carrion such as salmon carcasses are important substrates for nutrient dynamics. In special instances, human remains may be deposited into streams and colonized by biofilms; therefore, assessing these biofilms can ...
Microbial biofilms are important for the turnover of organic matter in small streams. A rapid coloni...
International audienceMicrobial communities developing in biofilms have a major effect in lotic ecos...
Streams and rivers form dense networks, shape the Earth's surface and, in their sediments, provide a...
Microbial biofilms can be found on virtually all submerged surfaces in aquatic habitats, including r...
Biofilms represent a metabolically active and structurally complex component of freshwater ecosystem...
International audienceIn freshwater environments, microbial assemblages attached to submerged substr...
Biofilms are a ubiquitous formation of microbial communities found on surfaces in aqueous environmen...
Microbial life in natural biofilms is dominated by prokaryotes and microscopic eukaryotes living in ...
Summary 1. Riparian zones hold a central place in the hydrological cycle, owing to the prevalence of...
Microbial biofilms assemble from cells that attach to a surface, where they develop into matrix-encl...
Multi-species, surface-attached biofilms often dominate microbial life in streams and rivers, where ...
Stream bacteria may be influenced by the composition and availability of dissolved organic matter (D...
In the natural environment, microbial community structure of river biofilm is controlled by biotic a...
Biofilms represent a metabolically active and structurally complex component of freshwater ecosystem...
International audienceIn the natural environment, microbial community structure of river biofilm is ...
Microbial biofilms are important for the turnover of organic matter in small streams. A rapid coloni...
International audienceMicrobial communities developing in biofilms have a major effect in lotic ecos...
Streams and rivers form dense networks, shape the Earth's surface and, in their sediments, provide a...
Microbial biofilms can be found on virtually all submerged surfaces in aquatic habitats, including r...
Biofilms represent a metabolically active and structurally complex component of freshwater ecosystem...
International audienceIn freshwater environments, microbial assemblages attached to submerged substr...
Biofilms are a ubiquitous formation of microbial communities found on surfaces in aqueous environmen...
Microbial life in natural biofilms is dominated by prokaryotes and microscopic eukaryotes living in ...
Summary 1. Riparian zones hold a central place in the hydrological cycle, owing to the prevalence of...
Microbial biofilms assemble from cells that attach to a surface, where they develop into matrix-encl...
Multi-species, surface-attached biofilms often dominate microbial life in streams and rivers, where ...
Stream bacteria may be influenced by the composition and availability of dissolved organic matter (D...
In the natural environment, microbial community structure of river biofilm is controlled by biotic a...
Biofilms represent a metabolically active and structurally complex component of freshwater ecosystem...
International audienceIn the natural environment, microbial community structure of river biofilm is ...
Microbial biofilms are important for the turnover of organic matter in small streams. A rapid coloni...
International audienceMicrobial communities developing in biofilms have a major effect in lotic ecos...
Streams and rivers form dense networks, shape the Earth's surface and, in their sediments, provide a...