Nitrogen isotope dynamics and fractionation during sedimentary denitrification in Boknis Eck, Baltic Sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3079-3088

  Dahnke K ^a,b   Thamdrup, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84880840951     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3079-2013     Document Type: Article

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