The nitrogen isotopic composition of dissolved nitrate in the Yangtze River (Changjiang) estuary, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-650

  Liu, Xiujuan ^a,b   Yu, Zhiming ^a   Song, Xiuxian ^a   Cao, Xihua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

biogeochemical processing; China, Shanghai, Yangtze River estuary; nitrogen cycle; nitrogen isotopes; seasonal variations; surface water

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; TURBIDITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 70449518005     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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