Oxidation of ammonia and methane in an alkaline, saline lake

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 178-188

  Joye, Samantha B ^a   Connell, Tracy L ^b   Miller, Laurence G ^b   Oremland, Ronald S ^b   Jellison, Robert S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; METHANE; SALINE LAKE;

CALIFORNIA; MONO LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032985083     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.1.0178     Document Type: Article

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