Nitrogen isotopic discrimination by water column nitrification in a shallow coastal environment

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Sugimoto, Ryo ^a   Kasai, Akihide ^a   Miyajima, Toshihiro ^b   Fujita, Kouichi ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Mie Prefectural Science and Technology Promotion Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hypoxic waters; Isotopic discrimination; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SHALLOW WATER; WATER COLUMN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; ISE BAY; JAPAN;

EID: 37849021622     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0003-7     Document Type: Article

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