Nitrogen Cycling Bacteria and Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen in Intertidal Estuarine Sediments

Nick Owens, W. D.P. Stewart

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Abstract

It is well documented that aquatic sediments are sites of intensive microbial activity and that the majority of the processes which occur there involve the breakdown of organic matter and the subsequent transformations of the products of decomposition. Estuarine sediments typically have higher interstitial water concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) than in the overlying water column, suggesting that sediments are sites of active nitrogen cycling.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTransfer Processes in Cohesive Sediment Systems
EditorsW. R. Parker, D. J. J. Kinsman
Place of PublicationNew York, USA
PublisherSpringer New York
Chapter44
Pages215-229
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4684-4763-7
ISBN (Print)978-1-4684-4765-1
Publication statusPublished - 1984

Keywords

  • Salt Marsh
  • Dissolve Inorganic Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen cycling
  • Interstitial Water
  • Salt Marsh Sediment

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