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Preliminary Comparative Studies on Denitrification and Methane Production in Loch Leven, Kinross, and other Freshwater Lakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

D. W. Johnston ,
A. J. Holding  and
J. E. McCluskie
D. W. Johnston
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh.
A. J. Holding
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh.
J. E. McCluskie
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh.
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Synopsis

Data on the evolution of nitrogen gas and methane, and the utilisation of nitrate were obtained from sediment-water interface core samples obtained from Loch Leven, Kinross, and Windermere Esthwaite Water, Coniston Water and Ennerdale Water in the English Lake District. Differences in the rate of evolution and total quantity of the gases are discussed in relation to the trophic state of the lakes. The potential importance of nitrogen gas loss to the nitrogen budget of the lakes is considered.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 74 , 1974 , pp. 123 - 133
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1974

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