Temperature dependence of oxygen respiration, nitrogen mineralization, and nitrification in Arctic sediments

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-199

  Thamdrup, Bo ^a,b   Fleischer, Swantje ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic aerobic communities; C:n mineralization ratio; Optimum temperature; Q10; Thermal adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001331898     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame015191     Document Type: Article

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