Present nitrogen and carbon dynamics in the Scheldt estuary using a novel 1-D model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 981-1006

  Hofmann, A F ^a   Soetaert, K ^a   Middelburg, J J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

EID: 48249117538     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-5-981-2008     Document Type: Article

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