Effects of upwelling on short-term variability in microbial and biogeochemical processes in estuarine sediments from Elkhorn Slough, California, USA

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-271

  Caffrey, Jane M ^a   Hollibaugh, James T ^b   Bano, Nasreen ^b   Haskins, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Benthic flux; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Oxygen dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 77954247258     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01387     Document Type: Article

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