Nitrification and denitrification: Probing the nitrogen cycle in aquatic environments

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-261

  Ward, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE;

EID: 0030303004     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00183061     Document Type: Article

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