Denitrification, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium, and nitrogen fixation along a nitrate concentration gradient in a created freshwater wetland

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-111

  Scott, J Thad ^a,b   McCarthy, Mark J ^c,d   Gardner, Wayne S ^c   Doyle, Robert D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coupled nitrification denitrification; DNRA; N 2 fixation; Sediment N transformation; Sediment nutrient flux

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

LAKE WACO WETLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WACO;

EID: 38349022151     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9171-6     Document Type: Article

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