Sponges as a source of dissolved inorganic nitrogen: Nitrification mediated by temperate sponges

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 948-958

  Jiménez, Eroteida ^a,b   Ribes, Marta ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; EXCRETION; INGESTION RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SPONGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DYSIDEA; DYSIDEA AVARA;

EID: 34249654599     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.3.0948     Document Type: Article

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