Direct Determination of Nitrogen Removal Rates and Pathways in Coastal Ecosystems

• Other Authors: Gihring, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) (authoraut), Kostka, Joel (professor directing dissertation), Humayun, Munir (outside committee member), Chanton, Jeff (committee member), Green, Stefan (committee member), Huettel, Markus (committee member), Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Oceanography; Atmospheric sciences; Meteorology; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Kostka; Svalbard; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4316; http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A254321/datastream/TN/view/Direct%20Determination%20of%20Nitrogen%20Removal%20Rates%20and%20Pathways%20in%20Coastal%20Ecosystems.jpg

This dissertation examines the role of microorganisms in marine biogeochemical cycles with a particular emphasis on sedimentary nitrogen transformations. Nitrogen is required by all living organisms and is a key nutrient controlling the productivity of Earth's oceans. Pervasive endeavors of mod...