The effects of sediment desiccation on the potential for nitrification, denitrification, and methanogenesis in an Australian reservoir

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-11

  Mitchell, A M ^a   Baldwin, D S ^a  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Denitrification; Desiccation; Exposure; Interaction; Methanogenesis; Nitrification; Sediment

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; DESSICATION; METHANOGENESIS; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032784135     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003589805914     Document Type: Article

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