Nitrification controls on fluxes and isotopic composition of nitrate from Florida Keys sponges

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 96-108

  Southwell, Melissa W ^a   Popp, Brian N ^b   Martens, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium oxidation; Coral reefs; Nitrate; Nitrification; Sponges; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POPULATION SIZE; SPONGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; CRENARCHAEOTA;

EID: 37549030941     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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