1. Stable isotope composition and turnover of nitrate in the German Bight.
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Dähnke, Kirstin, Emeis, Kay, Johannsen, Astrid, and Nagel, Birgit
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NITRATES ,ISOTOPES ,MASS budget (Geophysics) ,ISOTOPE geology - Abstract
The article discusses research on the turnover of nitrate and the stable isotope composition in the German Bight. It references a study by Kirsten Dähnke at the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht, Germany, and her colleagues, published in the June 3, 2010 issue of "Marine Ecology Progress Series." The researchers studied the isotopic make up of water column nitrate in the German Bight, which is said to be governed by combining internal processes and external inputs. They conclude that recycled nitrate significantly adds to the overall amount of nitrate in the German Bight, which is a principle that has been inferred on the basis of mass balances.
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- 2010
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