Nitrification rates related to sedimentary structures in an Atlantic intertidal mudflat, Marennes-Oleron Bay, France

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 191, Issue , 1999, Pages 33-41

  Laima, M J C ^a   Girard, M F ^b   Vouve F ^b   Richard, P ^b   Blanchard, G ^c   Gouleau, D ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Intertidal mudflats; Nitrification; Ridges; Runnels

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; FRANCE; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; PH; SEDIMENT;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; NITRIFICATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033619890     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps191033     Document Type: Article

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