Production of oceanic nitrous oxide by ammonia-oxidizing archaea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2419-2429

  Loscher C R ^a   Kock, A ^b   Konneke M ^c   Laroche, J ^b   Bange, H W ^b   Schmitz, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INHIBITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS NITROSOPUMILUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84863691368     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2419-2012     Document Type: Article

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