Quantification of denitrification in permeable sediments: Insights from a two-dimensional simulation analysis and experimental data

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 294-307

  Cook, Perran L M ^a,h   Wenzhöfer, Frank ^a,g   Rysgaard, Søren ^b   Galaktionov, Oleksiy S ^c   Meysman, Filip J R ^c   Eyre, Bradley D ^d   Cornwell, Jeffrey ^e   Huettel, Markus ^f   Glud, Ronnie N ^g  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^f FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Marine Biological Section   (Denmark)

^h CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 34250015603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2006.4.294     Document Type: Article

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