Dissolved and particulate reactive nitrogen in the Elbe River/NW Europe: a 2-yr N-isotope study

Rivers collect and transport reactive nitrogen to coastal seas as nitrate, ammonium, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), or particulate nitrogen. DON is an important component of reactive nitrogen in rivers and is suspected to contribute to coastal eutrophication, but little is known about seasonality...

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Main Authors: T. Schlarbaum, K. Dähnke, K. Emeis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/3519/2011/bg-8-3519-2011.pdf