Denitrification across landscapes and waterscapes: A synthesis

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2064-2090

  Seitzinger, S ^a   Harrison, J A ^a,g   Bohlke J K ^b   Bouwman, A F ^c   Lowrance, R ^d   Peterson, B ^e   Tobias, C ^f   Van Drecht, G ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^g WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Denitrification; Estuaries; Lakes; Nitrogen; Oxygen minimum zones; Rivers; Sediments; Soils

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; FRESH WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEA WATER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; RESIDENCE TIME;

AGRICULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SOIL;

EID: 33845509937     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[2064:DALAWA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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