Nitrification and denitrification in Wadden Sea sediments (Königshafen, Island of Sylt, Germany) as measured by nitrogen isotope pairing and isotope dilution

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-191

  Jensen, Karen M ^a   Jensen, Mikael H ^a   Kristensen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Intertidal; Isotope dilution; Isotope pairing; Nitrification; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000797250     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame011181     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Armstrong FAJ, Stearns CR, Strickland JDH (1967) The measurement of upwelling and subsequent biological processes by means of the Technicon Autoanalyzer and associated equipment. Deep Sea Res 14:381-389
2. Blackburn TH (1990) Denitrification model for marine sediment. In: Revsbech NP, Sørensen J (eds) Denitrification in soil and sediment. FEMS Symposium No. 56, Plenum Press, New York, p 323-338
3. Blackburn TH, Blackburn ND (1993) Coupling of cycles and global significance of sediment diagenesis. Mar Geol 113: 101-110
4. Bower CE, Holm-Hansen T (1980) A salicylate-hypochlorite method for determining ammonia in seawater. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 37:794-798
5. Bruns R, Hollinde M, Meyer-Reil LA (1995) Untersuchungen zu mikrobiellen Nährstoffumsetzungen. Abschlussbericht, Sylter Wattenmeer Austausch Prozesse, Teilprojekt 2.1/ 3.4b, Christian-Albrechts-Universitàt, Kiel
6. Caffrey JM, Sloth NP, Kaspar HF, Blackburn TH (1993) Effect of organic loading on nitrification and denitrification in a marine sediment microcosm. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 12: 159-167
7. Chatarpaul L, Robinson JB, Kaushik NK (1980) Effects of tubificid worms on denitrification and nitrification in stream sediment. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 37:656-663
8. Christensen PB, Nielsen LP, Sørensen J, Revsbech NP (1990) Denitrification in nitrate-rich streams: diurnal and seasonal variation related to benthic oxygen metabolism. Limnol Oceanogr 35:640-651
9. Hansen JI, Henriksen K, Blackburn TH (1981) Seasonal distribution of nitrifying bacteria and rates of nitrification in coastal marine sediments. Microb Ecol 7:297-304
10. Henriksen K, Kemp WM (1988) Nitrification in estuarine and coastal marine sediments. In: Blackburn TH, Sørensen J (eds) Nitrogen cycling in coastal marine environments. SCOPE 33. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, p 205-249
11. - by denitrification bioassay and mass spectrometry. Appl Environ Microbiol 60:2467-2472
12. Hüttel M (1990) Influence of the lugworm Arenicola marina on porewater nutrient profiles of sand flat sediments. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 62:241-248
13. Jenkins MC, Kemp WM (1984) The coupling of nitrification and denitrification in two estuarine sediments. Limnol Oceanogr 29:609-619
14. Jensen KM, Jensen MH, Cox RP (1996) Membrane inlet mass spectrometric analysis of N-isotope labelling for aquatic denitrification studies. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 20:101-109
15. Jensen K, Revsbech NP, Nielsen LP (1993) Microscale distribution of nitrification activity in sediment determined with a shielded microsensor for nitrate. Appl Environ Microbiol 59:3287-3296
16. Jensen K, Sloth NP, Risgaard-Petersen N, Rysgaard S, Revsbech NP (1994) Estimation of nitrification and denitrification from microprofiles of oxygen and nitrate in model sediment systems. Appl Environ Microbiol 60:2094-2100
17. Jensen MH, Andersen TK, Sørensen J (1988) Denitrification in coastal bay sediment: regional and seasonal variation in Aarhus Bight, Denmark. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 48:155-162
18. - flux following sedimentation of a spring phytoplankton bloom in Aarhus Bight, Denmark. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 61:87-96
19. - reduction maximum in spring. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 24:65-74
20. Joye SB, Hollibaugh JT (1995) Influence of sulfide inhibition of nitrification on nitrogen regeneration in sediments. Science 270:623-625
21. Kemp WM, Sampou P, Caffrey J, Mayer M, Henriksen K, Boynton WR (1990) Ammonium recycling versus denitrification in Chesapeake Bay sediments. Limnol Oceanogr 35:1545-1563
22. 15N dilution technique. Appl Environ Microbiol 35: 853-857
23. Kristensen E, Andersen FØ (1987) Determination of organic carbon in marine sediments: a comparison of two CHN-analyzer methods. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 109:15-23
24. Kristensen E, Jensen MH, Jensen KM (1996) Sulfur dynamics in sediments of Konigshafen. In: Reise K et al. (eds) SWAP - Sylter Wattenmeer Austauschprozesse, projekt synthese. Boysen, Tönning, p 193-213
25. Li YH, Gregory S (1974) Diffusion of ions in sea water and in deep-sea sediments. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 38: 703-714
26. Lohse L, Kloosterhuis HT, van Raaphorst W, Helder W (1996) Denitrification rates as measured by the isotope pairing method and by the acetylene inhibition technique in continental shelf sediments of the North Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 132:169-179
27. Lohse L, Malschaert JFP, Slomp CP, Helder W, van Raaphorst W (1993) Nitrogen cycling in North Sea sediments: interactions of denitrification and nitrification in offshore and coastal areas. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 101:283-296
28. MacFarlane GT, Herbert RA (1984) Dissimilatory nitrate reduction and nitrification in estuarine sediments. J Gen Microbiol 130:2301-2308
29. Nielsen LP (1992) Denitrification in sediment determinated from nitrogen isotope pairing. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 86: 357-362
30. Nielsen IP, Christensen PB, Revsbech NP, Sørensen J (1990a) Denitrification and oxygen respiration in biofilms studied with a microsensor for nitrous oxide and oxygen. Microb Ecol 19:63-72
31. Nielsen LP, Christensen PB, Revsbech NP, Sørensen J (1990b) Denitrification and photosynthesis in stream sediment studied with microsensor and whole-core techniques. Limnol Oceanogr 35:1135-1144
32. Nielsen LP, Christensen PB, Rysgaard S (1994) Denitrifikation i fjorde og kystnære farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen nr 50. Mirjøstyrelsen, København
33. Nielsen LP, Glud RN (1996) Denitrification in a coastal sediment measured in situ by the nitrogen isotope pairing technique applied to a benthic flux chamber. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 137:181-186
34. Nishio T, Koike I, Hattori A (1983) Estimates of denitrification and nitrification in coastal and estuarine sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 45:444-450
35. Nixon SW, Oviatt CA, Hale SS (1976) Nitrogen regeneration and metabolism of coastal marine bottom communities. In: Anderson J, Macfadyan A (eds) The role of terrestrial and aquatic organisms in decomposition processes. Blackwell, Oxford, p 269-283
36. 15N isotopes. Aquat Microb Ecol 9:289-294
37. Pelegrí SP, Nielsen LP, Blackburn TH (1994) Denitrification in estuarine sediment stimulated by the irrigation activity of the amphipod Corophium volutator. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 105:285-290
38. Reise K (1985) Tidal flat ecology. Ecological Studies 54, Springer-Verlag, Berlin
39. Risgaard-Petersen N, Rysgaard S, Nielsen LP, Revsbech NP (1994) Diurnal variation of denitrification and nitrification in sediments colonized by benthic microphytes. Limnol Oceanogr 39:573-579
40. -. J Microbiol Methods 17:155-164
41. Rysgaard S, Christensen PB, Nielsen LP (1995) Seasonal variation in nitrification and denitrification in estuarine sediment colonized by benthic microalgae and bioturbating infauna. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 126:111-121
42. 15N dilution technique and isotope pairing. Appl Environ Microbiol 59:2093-2098
43. Rysgaard S, Risgaard-Petersen N, Sloth NP, Jensen K, Nielsen LP (1994) Oxygen regulation of nitrification and denitrification in sediments. Limnol Oceanogr 39: 1643-1652
44. Seitzinger SP, Nixon SW, Pilson MEQ (1984) Denitrification and nitrous oxide production in a coastal marine ecosystem. Limnol Oceanogr 29:73-83
45. Sloth NP, Blackburn TH, Hansen LS, Risgaard-Petersen N, Lomstein BAa (1995) Nitrogen cycling in sediments with different organic loading. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 116:163-170
46. Solorzano L (1969) Determination of ammonia in natural waters by the phenol-hypochlorite method. Limnol Oceanogr 14:799-801
47. Ullman WJ, Aller RC (1982) Diffusion coefficients in nearshore marine sediments. Limnol Oceanogr 27:552-556
48. Zar JH (1984) Biostatistical analysis. Prentice-Hall International Inc. London