Nitrification in the euphotic zone as a source for nitrite, nitrate, and nitrous oxide at Station ALOHA

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1619-1628

  Dore, John E ^a   Karl, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0000571837     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.8.1619     Document Type: Article

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