Effect of illumination and emersion period on the exchange of ammonium across the estuarine sediment-water interface

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 184, Issue , 1999, Pages 11-20

  Thornton, Daniel C O ^a   Underwood, Graham J C ^a   Nedwell, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Ammonium uptake; Diatom; Emersion period; Estuarine; Microphytobenthos; Nutrient exchange

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EMERSION PERIOD; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; ION EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROPHYTOBENTHOS; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOACTIVATION; SEDIMENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033612674     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps184011     Document Type: Article

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