Nitrogen fluxes through the lower estuary of the river Great Ouse, England: The role of the bottom sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 163, Issue , 1998, Pages 109-124

  Trimmer, M ^a   Nedwell, D B ^a   Sivyer, D B ^b   Malcolm, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Denitrification; Freshwater flushing; Nutrient attenuation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

AMMONIUM; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN; SEDIMENT;

ENGLAND; GREAT OUSE ESTUARY; UK;

EID: 0032510543     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps163109     Document Type: Article

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