Articles | Volume 16, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019
Research article
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19 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 19 Sep 2019

Particulate organic matter controls benthic microbial N retention and N removal in contrasting estuaries of the Baltic Sea

Ines Bartl, Dana Hellemann, Christophe Rabouille, Kirstin Schulz, Petra Tallberg, Susanna Hietanen, and Maren Voss

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (12 Mar 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar
AR by Ines Bartl on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 May 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Jul 2019)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Jul 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar
AR by Ines Bartl on behalf of the Authors (31 Jul 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Aug 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Aug 2019)
ED: Publish as is (21 Aug 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar
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Irrespective of variable environmental settings in estuaries, the quality of organic particles is an important factor controlling microbial processes that facilitate a reduction of land-derived nitrogen loads to the open sea. Through the interplay of biogeochemical processing, geomorphology, and hydrodynamics, organic particles may function as a carrier and temporary reservoir of nitrogen, which has a major impact on the efficiency of nitrogen load reduction.
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