15N evidence for the origin and cycling of inorganic nitrogen in a small Amazonian catchment

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-56

  Brandes, Jay A ^a   Mcclain, Michael E ^a   Pimentel, Tania Pena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amaz nia; Dissolved nitrogen dynamics; Groundwater; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA, BARRO BRANCO;

EID: 0029659996     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02182954     Document Type: Article

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