Sources, turnover and bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in the Colne estuary, UK

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 382, Issue , 2009, Pages 23-33

  Agedah, E C ^a,b   Binalaiyifa, H E ^a   Ball, A S ^a,c   Nedwell, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Dissolved organic nitrogen; DON; Estuarine N loads

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; FLUSHING; REACTION KINETICS; RIVER FLOW; SEWAGE; TURNOVER; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER COLUMN;

COLNE ESTUARY; ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66649111373     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07938     Document Type: Article

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