The nitrogen isotope effect of benthic remineralization-nitrification- denitrification coupling in an estuarine environment

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1633-1646

  Alkhatib, M ^a   Lehmann, M F ^b   Del Giorgio, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BOTTOM WATER; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; POREWATER; REMINERALIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSFORMATION; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 84860682761     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1633-2012     Document Type: Article

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