Impact of seasonal sediment desiccation
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N. Fromin; G. Pinay; B. Montuelle; D. Landais; J.M. Ourcival; R. Joffre; R. Lens
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The response to spring desiccation and autumn (rainfallβrelated) rewetting of sediment microbial functioning was investigated in a Mediterranean seasonal pond. Surface (0β2 cm depth) and subsurface (2β10 cm) sediments were sampled during the pond emptying, the dry period, and after a ra