Benthic nitrogen cycle

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Kenworthy, W. J., Zieman, J. C., and Thayer, G. W. (1982). Evidence for the influence of seagrasses on the benthic nitrogen cycle in a coastal plain estuary near Beaufort, North CarloHna (USA). 

In recent years, the rednction of Mn(IV) oxides has been linked to the benthic nitrogen cycle in marine sediments. Now there is some evidence that ammonia can be directly oxidized to nitrogen gas or to nitrate by Mn(IV) oxides (Anschntz et al., 2005). 

Table 24.3 Estimates of the Total Annual Contribution of Combined Nitrogen to the Global Nitrogen Cycle by Nitrogen Fixation in Benthic Marine Environments. ...

Capone, D.G. (1988) Benthic nitrogen fixation. In Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Environments (Blackburn, T.H., and Sprensen, J., eds.), pp. 85-123, John Wiley, New York. 

Eyre, B. D., and Ferguson, A. J. P. (2005). Benthic metabolism and nitrogen cycling in a subtropical east Australian estuary (Brunswick) Temporal variability and controlling factors. Limnol. Oceangor. 50(1), 81-96. 

The influence of benthic macrophytes on nitrogen cycle processes... 

Cook, P. L. M., ReviU, A. T., Clementson, L. A., and Volkman, J. K. (2004a). Benthic carbon and nitrogen cycling on intertidal mudflats of a temperate Australian estuary III. Sources of organic matter. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 280, 55-72. 

McGlathery, K. J., Sundback, K., and Anderson, I. C. (2004). The Importance ofPrimary Producers for Benthic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling . Kluwer. 

McGlathery, K. J., Sundback, K., and Anderson, I. C. (2004). The importance of primary producers for benthic nitrogen and phosphorus cycling. In The Influence of Primary Producers on Estuarine Nutrient Cycling (Nielsen, S. L., Banta, G. T. and Pedersen, M. F., eds.). Kluwer Academic, pp. 231-261. 

Devol A. H. and Christensen J. P. (1993) Benthic fluxes and nitrogen cycling in sediments of the continental margin of the eastern North Pacific. J. Mar. Res. 51, 345-372. 

AUer R. C. (1988) Benthic fauna and biogeochemical processes in marine sediments the role of burrow structures. In Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Marine Environments (eds. T. H. Blackburn and J. P. Sorensen). Wiley, pp. 301—338. 

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