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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2839-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2839-2020
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28 May 2020
Research article |  | 28 May 2020

Spatial variations in sedimentary N-transformation rates in the North Sea (German Bight)

Alexander Bratek, Justus E. E. van Beusekom, Andreas Neumann, Tina Sanders, Jana Friedrich, Kay-Christian Emeis, and Kirstin Dähnke

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The following paper highlights the importance of benthic N-transformation rates in different sediment types in the southern North Sea as a source of fixed nitrogen for primary producers and also as a sink of fixed nitrogen. Sedimentary fluxes of dissolved inorganic nitrogen support ∼7 to 59 % of the average annual primary production. Semi-permeable and permeable sediments contribute ∼68 % of the total benthic N2 production rates, counteracting eutrophication in the southern North Sea.
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