Publisher's Synopsis
Dealing with the metabolism of micro-organisms in both polluted and clean aquatic environments, this study presents fundamental research on inactive and environmentally-impaired micro-organisms, giving the results of investigations of interactions between micro-organisms and their environment and presenting a mathematical model describing the interactions in the aquatic ecosystems studied.;The emphasis throughout the book is on the elucidation of the mechanisms involved and their significance and contribution to the processes in aquatic ecosystems as a whole.
