Nitrogen release from surface sand of a high energy beach along the southeastern coast of North Carolina, USA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-365

  Avery Jr , G Brooks ^a   Kieber, Robert J ^a   Taylor, Kelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Dissolved inorganic nitrogen; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Nitrate; Sandy beach

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SEAWATER;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49849105720     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-008-9224-5     Document Type: Article

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