Observations on plant nutrients in some Norwegian fjords
- 22 December 1988
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Sarsia
- Vol. 73 (4) , 303-307
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1988.10413418
Abstract
Repeated measurements of concentrations of oxygen and different plant-nutrient species from 30 different fjords, all located in a small area of the Norwegian west coast, are discussed with special emphasis to organic matter composition, nutrient regeneration and nutrient sinks below the euphotic lone. Assuming that the organic matter is composed according to the Redfield ratios we find that a substantial denitrification must take place in the bottom sediments of the fjords. The importance of the denitrification process increases with the load of organic matter on the bottoms.Keywords
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