Community metabolism and buffering capacity of nitrogen in a ruppia cirrhosa meadow

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Bartoli, M ^a   Nizzoli, D ^a   Castaldelli, G ^b   Viaroli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Inorganic nitrogen fluxes; Microphytobenthos; Primary production; Ruppia cirrhosa

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MACROPHYTE; MEADOW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FERRARA; ITALY; RAVENNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VALLE SMARLACCA; VALLI DI COMACCHIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RUPPIA; RUPPIA CIRRHOSA;

EID: 43649090322     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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