Denitrification pathways and rates in the sandy sediments of the Georgia continental shelf, USA

<p/> <p>Denitrification in continental shelf sediments has been estimated to be a significant sink of oceanic fixed nitrogen (N). The significance and mechanisms of denitrification in organic-poor sands, which comprise 70% of continental shelf sediments, are not well known. Core incubati...

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Main Authors: Ingall Ellery, Vance-Harris Cynthia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-02-01
Series:Geochemical Transactions
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1467-4866-6-12