The potential effect of sustained hypoxia on nitrogen cycling in sediment from the southern North Sea: A mesocosm experiment

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 69-84

  Neubacher, Elke C ^a   Parker, Ruth E ^b   Trimmer, Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anammox; Denitrification; Hypoxia; Nitrogen removal; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; GAS PRODUCTION; HYPOXIA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MESOCOSM; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84876289946     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9749-5     Document Type: Article

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