Factors controlling nitrous oxide at the microbial community and estuarine scale

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 240, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-9

  De Bie, Monique J M ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Starink, Mathieu ^a   Laanbroek, Hendrikus J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Estuary; Gironde; Loire; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide; Oxygen; Scheldt; Thames

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

NETHERLANDS; SCHELDE ESTUARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037068759     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps240001     Document Type: Article

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