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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6147-2014
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6147-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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13 Nov 2014
Research article |
| 13 Nov 2014
The fractionation of nitrogen and oxygen isotopes in macroalgae during the assimilation of nitrate
Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Fl 33149, USA
S. Evans
Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Fl 33149, USA
now at: Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725-1535, USA
T. Capo
Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Fl 33149, USA
M. A. Altabet
School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA 02744, USA
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The ratio of nitrogen-15 to nitrogen-14 of macroalgae has been termed the DNA of sewage. Higher amounts of N-15 have been suggested to indicate the influence of sewage-derived N. But what exactly does the ratio of 15N/14N record?
We found that the nitrogen isotopic ratio was dependent upon not only the value in the water but also its concentration of nitrate. At low concentration there was little fractionation, but at higher values the uptake by algae left more of the N-15 in the water.
The ratio of nitrogen-15 to nitrogen-14 of macroalgae has been termed the DNA of sewage. Higher...
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