Gross Nitrogen Mineralization in Surface Sediments of the Yangtze Estuary.

Nitrogen mineralization is a key biogeochemical process transforming organic nitrogen to inorganic nitrogen in estuarine and coastal sediments. Although sedimentary nitrogen mineralization is an important internal driver for aquatic eutrophication, few studies have investigated sedimentary nitrogen...

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Main Authors: Xianbiao Lin, Lijun Hou, Min Liu, Xiaofei Li, Guoyu Yin, Yanling Zheng, Fengyu Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151930