Patchiness in microbial nitrogen transformations in groundwater in a riparian forest

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 156-164

  Jacinthe, Pierre Andre ^a   Groffman, Peter M ^a   Gold, Arthur J ^b   Mosier, Arvin ^c  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BROMINE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

MESOCOSMS; SURFACE PATCHINESS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; BROMINE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; FOREST; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0031937295     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700010022x     Document Type: Article

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