Anammox, denitrification and fixed-nitrogen removal in sediments from the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary
Incubations of intact sediment cores and sediment slurries reveal that anammox is an important sink for fixed nitrogen in sediments from the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE), where it occurs at a rate of 5.5 &plusmn; 1.7 &micro;mol N m<sup>−2</sup> h&...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-11-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/4309/2012/bg-9-4309-2012.pdf |