Seasonal Variation in Rates of Nitrification Associated with Patterns of Carbon and Nitrogen Supply in a Southern Appalachian Headwater Stream
Nitrification, the chemoautotrophic process via which ammonium-nitrogen (NH₄-N) is converted to nitrate-nitrogen (NO₃-N), is an important nitrogen (N) transformation in stream ecosystems. Experimental addition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has been shown to inhibit rates of nitrification, and ra...
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Virginia Tech
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/10005 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05182004-160323 |