Denitrification in a nitrogen-limited stream ecosystem

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-146

  Holmes, Robert M ^a,b   Jones Jr , Jeremy B ^a,c   Fisher, Stuart G ^a   Grimm, Nancy B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hyporheic zone; Nitrification; Nutrient dynamics; Parafluvial zone; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; RIVER WATER QUALITY; STREAM ECOLOGY;

USA, ARIZONA, SYACAMORE CREEK;

EID: 0030302449     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02181035     Document Type: Article

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