ESTIMATES OF THE RATES OF DENITRIFICATION IN A SUBARCTIC LAKE1

Experimental data were collected which give direct evidence that 15 N‐labeled nitrate added to lake water can be converted to molecular nitrogen during anoxic periods. The rate of denitrification measured by the 15 N method agrees with the rate calculated from the disappearance of nitrate. The end p...

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Published in:Limnology and Oceanography
Main Authors: Goering, John J., Dugdale, Vera A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1966
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Oceanography
Subarctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1966.11.1.0113
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Summary:Experimental data were collected which give direct evidence that 15 N‐labeled nitrate added to lake water can be converted to molecular nitrogen during anoxic periods. The rate of denitrification measured by the 15 N method agrees with the rate calculated from the disappearance of nitrate. The end product of denitrification in lakes appears to be N 2 . There was no evidence of N 2 O or NO production.

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