Controlling factors of seasonal variation in the nitrogen isotope ratio of nitrate in a eutrophic coastal environment

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-240

  Sugimoto, Ryo ^a,b   Kasai, Akihide ^a   Miyajima, Toshihiro ^c   Fujita, Kouichi ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

15N; eutrophication; hypoxic water mass; isotope discrimination; nitrification; seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RESIDENCE TIME; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; ISE BAY; JAPAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349843255     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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