Nitrification in the euphotic zone as evidenced by nitrate dual isotopic composition: Observations from Monterey Bay, California

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Wankel, Scott D ^a,b,c   Kendall, Carol ^b   Pennington, J Timothy ^d   Chavez, Francisco P ^d   Paytan, Adina ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

AMMONIUM; EUPHOTIC ZONE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION; SURFACE WATER;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548207302     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GB002723     Document Type: Article

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