Increased rates of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) under oxic conditions in a periodically hypoxic estuary

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 313-324

  Roberts, Keryn L ^a   Kessler, Adam J ^a   Grace, Michael R ^a   Cook, Perran L M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADM; DET; DNRA; DO

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITRATE; SATURATION; SLURRY;

EID: 84897522774     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.02.042     Document Type: Article

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