Short-term hypoxia alters the balance of the nitrogen cycle in coastal sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 651-665

  Neubacher, Elke C ^a   Parker, Ruth E ^b   Trimmer, Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DENITRIFICATION; HYPOXIA; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POREWATER; SATURATION; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 79952046939     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.2.0651     Document Type: Article

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