The saturation of N cycling in Central Plains streams: 15N experiments across a broad gradient of nitrate concentrations

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-49

  O'Brien, Jonathan M ^a,b,c   Dodds, Walter K ^a   Wilson, Kymberly C ^a   Murdock, Justin N ^a   Eichmiller, Jessica ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Nitrate; Nitrification; Saturation; Stream; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SATURATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAM;

EID: 34547755830     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9073-7     Document Type: Article

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