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The effect of substratum roughness and river flow rate on the development of a freshwater biofilm community

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The effect of substratum roughness and river flow rate on the development of a freshwater biofilm community. / Hunt, Amelia P. ; Parry, Jacqueline D.
In: Biofouling, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1998, p. 287-303.

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title = "The effect of substratum roughness and river flow rate on the development of a freshwater biofilm community",
abstract = "This study assessed the effects of substratum roughness, using two grades of silicon carbide sandpaper coupons, and river flow rate on the colonisation dynamics of.bacteria, heterotrophic flagellates and algae over a 16 week incubation period in the River Conder, UK. In the short-term i.e. up to 2 weeks, a combination of substratum roughness and high river flow significantly increased bacterial biomass on the coupons, but did not affect any of the numbers cm(-2) of other organisms. In the long-term i.e. up to 16 weeks, neither parameter appeared to affect the development and maintenance of the mature biofilms. Evidence of a diverse protozoan community within the biofilms was recorded, thereby highlighting the need to consider the effect of these primary consumers on biofilm dynamics in future studies.",
keywords = "protozoa, flagellates , biofilm, surface roughness , flow rate, sandpaper",
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year = "1998",
doi = "10.1080/08927019809378361",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
pages = "287--303",
journal = "Biofouling",
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publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
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N2 - This study assessed the effects of substratum roughness, using two grades of silicon carbide sandpaper coupons, and river flow rate on the colonisation dynamics of.bacteria, heterotrophic flagellates and algae over a 16 week incubation period in the River Conder, UK. In the short-term i.e. up to 2 weeks, a combination of substratum roughness and high river flow significantly increased bacterial biomass on the coupons, but did not affect any of the numbers cm(-2) of other organisms. In the long-term i.e. up to 16 weeks, neither parameter appeared to affect the development and maintenance of the mature biofilms. Evidence of a diverse protozoan community within the biofilms was recorded, thereby highlighting the need to consider the effect of these primary consumers on biofilm dynamics in future studies.

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KW - flagellates

KW - biofilm

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KW - flow rate

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