Whole-system estimation of denitrification in a plains river: A comparison of two methods

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 439-455

  Pribyl, Alena L ^a   McCutchan Jr , James H ^a   Lewis Jr , William M ^a   Saunders III, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Mass balance; Membrane inlet mass spectrometry; Nitrogen; Open channel N2 method; South Platte River

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; MASS BALANCE; RIVER;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19944421094     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0565-4     Document Type: Article

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