Nitrogen dynamics at the sediment-water interface in shallow, sub-tropical Florida Bay: Why denitrification efficiency may decrease with increased eutrophication

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-198

  Gardner, Wayne S ^a   McCarthy, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; DNRA; Florida Bay; Nitrogen transformations; Subtropical tropical ecosystems

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COASTAL ZONE; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SHALLOW WATER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUMMER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 76149127005     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9329-5     Document Type: Article

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