Microbial life such as bacteria, fungi, and algae are integral to a naturally functioning aquatic ecosystem. By applying comprehensive molecular approaches, this laboratory is focused on characterizing the composition and distribution of microbial communities, and determining the functional roles as well as their interactions with environments.
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News
Densities of benthic protozoa and nematodes in a piedmont stream
Bott, T.L., and L.A. Kaplan. 1989. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 8:187–196.
Measurement of assimilable organic carbon in water distribution systems by a simplified bioassay technique
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1989. Pages 475–498 in Proceedings Water Quality Technology Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
Bacterial biomass, metabolic state, and activity in stream sediments: relation to environmental variables and multiple assay comparisons
Bott, T.L., and L.A. Kaplan. 1985. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 50:508–522.
Acclimation of stream-bed heterotrophic microflora: metabolic responses to dissolved organic matter
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1985. Freshwater Biology 15:479–492.
Adenylate energy charge in streambed sediments
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1985. Freshwater Biology 15:133–138.
Benthic bacterial biomass supported by streamwater dissolved organic matter
Bott, T.L., L.A. Kaplan, and F.T. Kuserk. 1984. Microbial Ecology 10:335–344.
Publications
Diel fluctuations of DOC generated by algae in a piedmont stream
Kaplan, L.A., and T.L. Bott. 1982. Limnology and Oceanography 27:1091–1100.
Patterns of dissolved organic carbon in transport
Kaplan, L.A., R.A. Larson, and T.L. Bott. 1980. Limnology and Oceanography 25:1034–1043.
