Spatial variations in euphotic zone nitrate utilization based on δ15N in surface sediments

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-65

  Holmes, M E ^a,b   Muller P J ^a   Schneider, R R ^a   Segl, M ^a   Wefer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITRATE;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0031855814     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050052     Document Type: Article

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