ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
DOC
;
bacteria
;
fungi
;
respiration
;
Gammarus tigrinus
;
Tipula caloptera
;
biofilms
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Glass-beads (diam. = 250 µm) were buried 10 cm deep in the sediment of a stream. After an exposure of eight weeks, bacterial densities on the beads varied between 2.7 × 105 and 2.4 × 107/cm2, and the length of the fungal mycelium between 0.2 and 5.3 mm/cm2. Bacterial densities did not show any correlation with the DOC content of the water, but were positively correlated with respiration on the beads. Fungal mycelium was negatively correlated with water temperature. Acid hydrolysis of stream-exposed beads released sugars and amino acids, whose combined carbon content exceeded that of the microbial cells by a factor of at least 4. Gut extracts of Gammarus tigrinus and Tipula caloptera released amino acids and sugars from stream-exposed beads.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00014302
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