Benthic primary production and bacterial denitrification in a Mediterranean eutrophic coastal lagoon

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 438, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-51

  Bartoli, M ^a   Castaldelli, G ^b   Nizzoli, D ^a   Viaroli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Lagoon; Macroalgae; Microphytobenthos; Nitrogen uptake

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; AMMONIUM; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOTURBATION; COASTAL LAGOON; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HETEROTROPHY; INHIBITION; MACROALGA; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER COLUMN;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY; SACCA DI GORO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ULVA;

EID: 84868228721     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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