Regulation and role of epiphytic nitrification and denitrification in macrophyte-dominated systems
This thesis examines mechanisms regulating bacterial nitrification and denitrification in attached microbial communities on surfaces of aquatic macrophytes. It also evaluates the role of epiphytic nitrification and denitrification for the nitrogen turnover in macrophyte-dominated nutrient-rich freshwaters. Epiphytic nitrification is promoted in light and epiphytic denitrification occurs mainly in