Date of Award
3-2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Science
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
First Advisor
Charles A. Bleckman, PhD
Abstract
16S rRNA gene analysis was performed on soil samples from a subsurface flow mesocosm experiment, mimicking a constructed wetland. Three typical wetland species of plant were used in nine of the columns and three columns were unplanted controls. Analyses showed that plant presence, plant species, and depth did not have a significant effect on microbial community composition. However, richness analyses illustrated that plant presence had a positive effect on richness, plant species analyses indicated that there was evidence that plant species affected richness in a significant manner, and lastly richness was negatively affected in the bottom depth for the control and Carex comosa communities.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GES-ENV-08-M04
DTIC Accession Number
ADA482756
Recommended Citation
Leon, Elisabeth M., "Molecular Characterization of Wetland Soil Bacterial Communities in Constructed Mesocosms" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 2847.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/2847