Evidence for acclimation of N cycling to episodic N inputs in anthropogenically-affected intertidal salt marsh sediments

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1006-1008

  Aelion, C Marjorie ^a,b   Engle, Melissa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance; Ammonium; Denitrification; N cycling; Tidal creek sediments

Indexed keywords

15N NATURAL ABUNDANCE; CONCENTRATION OF; N CYCLING; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; NITRATE REMOVAL; POTENTIAL DENITRIFICATION; SALT MARSHES; TIDAL CREEKS;

ACETYLENE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHTING; SALT REMOVAL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WETLANDS;

DENITRIFICATION;

ABUNDANCE; ACCLIMATION; ACCUMULATION RATE; AMMONIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROCOSM; NATURAL RESOURCE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 77950689857     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.02.015     Document Type: Article

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