Seasonal discrepancies in denitrification measured by isotope pairing and N2:Ar techniques

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 350, Issue , 2007, Pages 19-27

  Ferguson, Angus J P ^a,b   Eyre, Bradley D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Aquatic Biogeochemical and Ecological Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Bioturbation; Denitrification; Isotope pairing; Macrofauna; Methods comparison; N2:Ar; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BIOMASS; BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; DENITRIFICATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHAETE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT CORE;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 37849010533     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07152     Document Type: Article

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