Nitrification in Kochi backwaters

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-300

  Miranda, Joereen ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a   Ramesh, R ^b   Wafar, Mohideen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

15N; ammonium oxidation; estuary; N Serve; nitrification; nitrite loss

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BACKWATER; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXIDATION; PH; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOCHI [SHIKOKU]; SHIKOKU;

EID: 42649103620     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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