Nitrogen removal in freshwater sediments of riparian zone: N-loss pathways and environmental controls.

ABSTRACT: The riparian zone is an important location of nitrogen removal in the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Many studies have focused on the nitrogen removal efficiency and one or two nitrogen removal processes in the riparian zone, and less attention has been paid to the interaction of different nitrogen transformation processes and the impact of in situ environmental conditions. The molecular biotechnology, microcosm culture experiments and ¹⁵N stable isotope tracing techniques were used in this research at the riparian zone in Weinan section of the Wei River, to reveal the nitrogen removal mechanism of riparian zone with multi-layer lithologic structure. The results showed that the nitrogen removal rate in the riparian zone was 4.14-35.19 μmol·N·kg^-1·h^-1<

SUBMITTER: Ye F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469909 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature