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The ecology and biogeochemistry of stream biofilms
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Streams and rivers form dense networks, shape the Earth's surface and, in their sediments, provide an immensely large surface area for microbial growth. Biofilms dominate microbial life in streams and rivers, drive crucial ecosystem processes and contribute substantially to global biogeochemical fluxes. In turn, water flow and related deliveries of nutrients and organic matter to biofilms constitute major constraints on microbial life. In this Review, we describe the ecology and biogeochemistry of stream biofilms and highlight the influence of physical and ecological processes on their structure and function. Recent advances in the study of biofilm ecology may pave the way towards a mechanistic understanding of the effects of climate and environmental change on stream biofilms and the biogeochemistry of stream ecosystems.
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- Authors
- Battin, T. J., Besemer, K., Bengtsson, M. M., Romani, A. M., & Packmann, A. I.
- Affiliations
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Battin, Tom J.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Published
- 2016-03-14
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 251-263
- ISSN
- 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
- 1740-1534
- OpenAlex
- W2295844448
- Cited by
- 1,163
- References
- 107
- Citations by year
- 2026: 144 · 2025: 146 · 2024: 126 · 2023: 127 · 2022: 121 · 2021: 116 · 2020: 131 · 2019: 97 · 2018: 73 · 2017: 67 · 2016: 15
- FWCI
- 8.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- infoscience.epfl.ch
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
- Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
- Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Keywords
- stream biofilms, microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, stream ecosystems, microbial communities, climate change, nutrient delivery, water flow, biogeochemical fluxes
- MeSH terms
- Ecology, Ecosystem, Biofilms, Geologic Sediments, Biodiversity, Rivers
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