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 ± 1.7 µmol N m<sup>−2</sup> h&...

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Main Authors: S. A. Crowe, D. E. Canfield, A. Mucci, B. Sundby, R. Maranger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/4309/2012/bg-9-4309-2012.pdf