Seasonal variability of inorganic and organic nitrogen in the North Sea

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-98

  Suratman, Suhaimi ^a   Jickells, Tim ^b   Weston, Keith ^b   Fernand, Liam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inorganic and organic nitrogen; North Sea; Seasonal cycling; Spatial

Indexed keywords

(1 1 0) SURFACE; (ALKYL) AMMONIUM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN (DIN); DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN (DON); NORTH SEA (NS); ORGANIC NITROGEN (DON); SEASONAL VARIABILITY; WATER CONCENTRATIONS;

AMMONIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 46749142033     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9424-y     Document Type: Article

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