The diffusive fluxes of inorganic nitrogen across the intertidal sediment - Water interface of the Changjiang Estuary in China

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 48-57

  Hou, Lijun ^a,b   Liu, Min ^b   Xu, Shiyuan ^b   Lu, Jianjian ^a   Ou, Dongni ^b   Yu, Jie ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Changjiang Estuary; Intertidal flat; Nitrate; Sediment Water interface

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BENTHIC FLUX; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; INORGANIC NITROGEN; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 33748648188     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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