Wetlands and Aquatic Processes: Potential Nitrification and Denitrification on Different Surfaces in a Constructed Treatment Wetland

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2414-2420

  Bastviken, Sofia Kallner ^a   Eriksson, Peder G ^b   Martins, Irene ^c   Neto, João M ^c   Leonardson, Lars ^b   Tonderski, Karin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPES; NITRIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTS; WOOD;

INCUBATION;

WETLANDS;

ACETYLENE; ISOTOPE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PINE; SEDIMENT; WETLAND; WOOD DEBRIS;

ALGAE; CONIFERALES; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; PICEA;

EID: 0242498643     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.2414     Document Type: Article

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