Role of sediment denitrification in water column oxygen dynamics: Comparison of the North American East and West Coasts

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2673-2682

  Bianucci, L ^a   Fennel, K ^a   Denman, K L ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOTTOM WATER; COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DENITRIFICATION; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXYGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 84864273266     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2673-2012     Document Type: Article

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