Isotopic Approach to Determining the Fate of Ammonium Regenerated from Sediments in a Eutrophic Sub-estuary of Waquoit Bay, MA

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1069-1079

  York, Joanna K ^a   Tomasky, Gabrielle ^b   Valiela, Ivan ^b   Giblin, Anne E ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Denitrification; Isotopic signature; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycling; Remineralization; Sediment cores

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POREWATER; REMINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT CORE; WATER COLUMN;

CHILDS RIVER; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

EID: 77955895747     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9278-1     Document Type: Article

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