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Anammox, denitrification and fixed-nitrogen removal in sediments from the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary
S. A. Crowe
Nordic Center for Earth Evolution (NordCEE), Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
D. E. Canfield
Nordic Center for Earth Evolution (NordCEE), Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
A. Mucci
GEOTOP and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
B. Sundby
GEOTOP and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
R. Maranger
Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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