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Denitrification and inference of nitrogen sources in the karstic Floridan Aquifer
J. B. Heffernan
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
present address: Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
A. R. Albertin
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
M. L. Fork
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
B. G. Katz
US Geological Survey, Tallahasee, FL, USA
M. J. Cohen
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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