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Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols pp 1–25Cite as

Introduction: Field and In Situ Studies

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Mesocosms and microcosms provide an experimentally tractable way to study environmental processes under close to natural conditions while maintaining some control over gross physical processes. They also allow contaminants to be constrained for appropriate collection and disposal at the end of the experiment. This overview provides an extensive catalog of the literature on mesocosms and microcosms that have been used to study microbial responses to hydrocarbons; it should be a useful introduction for researchers entering the field.

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Prince, R.C. (2015). Introduction: Field and In Situ Studies. In: McGenity, T., Timmis, K., Nogales , B. (eds) Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8623_2015_189

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