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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019
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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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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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