Incorporating spatial variation of nitrification and denitrification rates into whole-lake nitrogen dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bruesewitz, Denise A ^a,b   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Hamilton, Stephen K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT TYPE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE WATER; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHORELINE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRANSFORMATION;

GULL LAKE; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865360950     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JG002006     Document Type: Article

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