Denitrification in marine sediments: A model study

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 661-673

  Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Soetaert, Karline ^a   Herman, Peter M J ^a   Heip, Carlo H R ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DENITRIFICATION; DIAGENESIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0030423830     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GB02562     Document Type: Article

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