Inorganic nitrogen dynamics in intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary (Portugal)

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 592-607

  Magalhäes, Catarina M ^a   Wiebe, William J ^b   Joye, Samantha B ^b   Bordalo, Adriano A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

EID: 25844448674     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02696070     Document Type: Article

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