BACTERIAL POPULATION – INTERFACE BETWEEN HOSPITALS, WWTPs AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

Interaction between resource identity and bacterial community composition regulates bacterial respiration in aquatic ecosystems.

Resource identity and composition structure bacterial community, which in turn determines the magnitude of bacterial processes and ecological services. However, the complex interaction between resource identity and bacterial community composition (BCC) has been poorly understood so far. Using aquatic microcosms, we tested whether and how resource identity interacts with BCC in regulating bacter...

Bacterial Extracellular Enzymatic Activity in Globally Changing Aquatic Ecosystems

Heterotrophic bacteria are key players in the processes of organic matter recycling, decomposition and mineralization in aquatic environments. Although only small and chemically simple compounds can be passively transported through bacterial membranes, substrates for bacterial utilization in aquatic environments are dominated by particulate or highmolecular-weight dissolved organic matter. Comp...

Mercury in Aquatic Ecosystems—

Effects on aquatic ecosystems

Regarding the effects of UV-B radiation on aquatic ecosystems, recent scientific and public interest has focused on marine primary producers and on the aquatic web, which has resulted in a multitude of studies indicating mostly detrimental effects of UV-B radiation on aquatic organisms. The interest has expanded to include ecologically significant groups and major biomass producers using mesoco...

Aquatic ecosystems toolkit

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