Biofilm scrubbing for restoration—algae community composition and succession in artificial streams

Photoautotrophic biofilms play a pivotal role in self-purification of rivers. We took advantage of the biofilm’s cleaning capacity by applying artificial stream mesocosms, called algae turf scrubberTM (ATS), to reduce the nutrient load of a highly eutrophicated backwater in Vienna (Austria). Since p...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Mayr, Michael Schagerl, Jacqueline Jerney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2016-09-01
Series:AIMS Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/environmental/article/978/fulltext.html