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OverviewIn this work, the effects of environmental factors such as temperature and ultraviolet radiation and also of the antibiotic tetracycline on the microbial decomposition of Scirpus lacustris, an emergent macrophyte, were measured.Six journal articles emerged from the present work. First, the 1st record of rates of removal of carbon by fungi from decaying plant material as measured over a season in plants that were standing dead and in Scirpus that was submerged in water and in various temperature models. Second, the optimal conditions required to extract ergosterol, a compound largely attributed to living fungi. Third, the determination of ergosterol by HPLC-UV and mass spectrometry analysis. Four, also for the first time, the rate of decay and adsorption of tetracycline in distilled, river and pond water. Five, showing the very low concentrations, parts per billion, that can disrupt the metabolism of bacteria in river and pond water as measured by the uptake of ritiated leucine. Six, using laser microscopy, also for the first time, and flourescent probes, to measure decompositional processes on Scirpus lacustris stems Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brij VermaPublisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Imprint: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9783838301037ISBN 10: 383830103 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 08 May 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |