Influence of salinity level on sediment denitrification in a Louisiana estuary receiving diverted Mississippi River water

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Seo, Dong Cheol ^a,b   Yu, Kewei ^a   Delaune, Ronald D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coast; Denitrification; Mississippi River; Nitrous oxide; Salinity; Sea level rise; Wetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349119634     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340701679075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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