A comparative study of nitrogen uptake and nitrification rates in sub-tropical, polar and upwelling waters

Includes bibliographical references Nitrification is the oxidation of ammonium to nitrate through a two step biological process. Nitrification in the euphotic zone has, in the past, been considered negligible even though quantifying this process correctly is important when linking carbon export to n...

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Main Author: Philibert, Marie Catherine Raïssa
Other Authors: Waldron, Howard, Clark, Darren
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16794
https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/11427/16794/1/thesis_sci_2015_philibert_marie_catherine_raissa.pdf