Nitrification and growth of autotrophic nitrifying bacteria and Thaumarchaeota in the coastal North Sea

Nitrification and the associated growth of autotrophic nitrifiers, as well as the contributions of bacteria and Thaumarchaeota to total autotrophic C-fixation by nitrifiers were investigated in the Dutch coastal North Sea from October 2007 to March 2008. Rates of nitrification were determined by inc...

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Main Authors: B. Veuger, A. Pitcher, S. Schouten, J. S. Sinninghe Damsté, J. J. Middelburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/1775/2013/bg-10-1775-2013.pdf