Nitrate cycling in streams: Using natural abundances of NO3/--δ15N to measure in-situ denitrification

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-292

  Kellman, Lisa ^a   Hillaire Marcel, Claude ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N; Denitrification; N cycling; Nitrate; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031768178     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006036706522     Document Type: Article

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