Denitrification enzyme activity of fringe salt marshes in New England (USA)

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1144-1151

  Wigand, Cathleen ^a   McKinney, Richard A ^a   Chintala, Marnita M ^a   Charpentier, Michael A ^b   Groffman, Peter M ^c  

^a Office of Research and Development   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYMES; SALINE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS;

COASTAL WATERS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SALT MARSHES;

WATER QUALITY;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; GRASS; MARSH; NONHUMAN; SALT MARSH; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA PATENS;

EID: 2442654053     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.1144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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