Estimating denitrification rates in estuarine sediments: A comparison of stoichiometric and acetylene based methods

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-215

  Joye, Samantha B ^a,c,d   Smith, Stephen V ^b   Hollibaugh, James T ^c   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylene block; denitrification; nitrification; sediments; stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE BLOCK; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; NITRIFICATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, TOMALES BAY;

EID: 0029662820     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02181072     Document Type: Article

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