Benthic metabolism and denitrification in a river reach: A comparison between vegetated and bare sediments

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-145

  Pinardi, Monica ^a   Bartoli, Marco ^a   Longhi, Daniele ^a   Marzocchi, Ugo ^a   Laini, Alex ^a   Ribaudo, Cristina ^a   Viaroli, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Oxygen and carbon dioxide fluxes; Phosphorus and nitrogen cycling; Vallisneria spiralis

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; GROWTH RATE; MACROPHYTE; MEADOW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METABOLISM; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN;

VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS;

EID: 67649491381     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2009.133     Document Type: Article

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