Nitrogen cycling and metabolism in the thalweg of a prairie river

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Dodds, W K ^a   Beaulieu, J J ^b,c   Eichmilier, J J ^d   Fischer, J R ^a   Franssen, N R ^a   Gudder, D A ^a   Makinster, A S ^a   McCarthy, M J ^e   Murdock, J N ^a   O'Brien, J M ^a   Tank, J L ^b   Sheibley, R W ^f,g  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^f Edmonds Community College   (United States)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RIVER; THALWEG;

KANSAS; KANSAS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61749103588     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000696     Document Type: Article

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