Chemical oceanography, vol. 8: Edited by J.P. Riley and R. Chester. Academic Press, London, 1983, xvi + 398 pp., £45.00/US $75.00 (hardcover) |
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| Authors: | W Balzer |
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| Institution: | Kiel, W. Germany |
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| Abstract: | Representative profiles of inorganic nitrogenous species dissolved in interstitial waters of coral reef sands are presented. Ammonium is the dominant nitrogenous species in these pore waters with concentrations of up to 40 μm. Nitrate is present but in lower concentrations. Nitrite is found only occasionally in trace amounts. Computations of diffusive fluxes and inferences concerning microbial activity are derived from the profile structures. Computed flux rates of nitrogenous species from the sediment to the water column range between 0.75 and 1.37 μM m?1 h?1. These inputs may represent a significant source of recycled nitrogen to the primary producers of the coral reef ecosystem. |
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