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ESTIMATES OF THE RATES OF DENITRIFICATION IN A SUBARCTIC LAKE 1
Author(s) -
Goering John J.,
Dugdale Vera A.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1966.11.1.0113
Subject(s) - denitrification , subarctic climate , nitrate , anoxic waters , nitrogen , environmental chemistry , environmental science , chemistry , ecology , biology , organic chemistry
Experimental data were collected which give direct evidence that 15 N‐labeled nitrate added to lake water can be converted to molecular nitrogen during anoxic periods. The rate of denitrification measured by the 15 N method agrees with the rate calculated from the disappearance of nitrate. The end product of denitrification in lakes appears to be N 2 . There was no evidence of N 2 O or NO production.