Effects of high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter on nitrogen dynamics in the Mississippi River plume

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 287-297

  Gardner, Wayne S ^a   Benner, Ronald ^b   Amon, Rainer M W ^b   Cotner Jr , James B ^c   Cavaletto, Joann F ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey R ^d  

^a NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Bacteria; Dissolved organic carbon; Nitrogen cycling; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LIGHT EFFECTS; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC CARBON;

GULF OF MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI PLUME;

EID: 0029667079     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps133287     Document Type: Article

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