Denitrification and microphytobenthic NO3 consumption in a Danish lowland stream: Diurnal and seasonal variation

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-284

  Pind, Anette ^a   Risgaard Petersen, Nils ^a,b   Revsbech, Niels Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denitrification; N accumulation; N load

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000806344     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame012275     Document Type: Article

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