Transformation and fate of nitrate near the sediment-water interface of Copano Bay

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-94

  Hou, Lijun ^a   Liu, Min ^b   Carini, Stephen A ^c,d   Gardner, Wayne S ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ANAMMOX; Assimilation; Copano Bay; Denitrification; DNRA; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MASS BALANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SLURRY; TRANSFORMATION;

ARANSAS BAY; COPANO BAY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856804826     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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