Euphotic zone nitrification in the NE subarctic Pacific: Implications for measurements of new production

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 155, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-123

  Grundle, Damian S ^a   Juniper, S Kim ^a   Giesbrecht, Karina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium oxidation; Line P; NE subarctic Pacific; New production; Nitrate uptake; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUPHOTIC ZONE; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REACTION RATE; WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBARCTIC);

EID: 84880378378     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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