Rapid analysis of organic carbon and nitrogen in particulate materials

J Nieuwenhuize, YEM Maas, JJ Middelburg - Marine Chemistry, 1994 - Elsevier
A method for rapid determination of organic carbon and nitrogen in natural particulate
materials is described. The procedure allows the determination of 60 samples per day by a …

Evidence for bias in C and N concentrations and δ13C composition of terrestrial and aquatic organic materials due to pre-analysis acid preparation methods

CR Brodie, MJ Leng, JSL Casford, CP Kendrick… - Chemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study is the first systematic comparison of the effect of acid treatment methods on the
reliability of organic carbon [C] and nitrogen [N], and carbon isotope (δ13C) values on a …

Soil carbonate decomposition by acid has little effect on δ13C of organic matter

AJ Midwood, TW Boutton - Soil biology and biochemistry, 1998 - Elsevier
The δ13C of soil organic C is often utilized to document vegetation changes and to estimate
rates of soil organic C turnover. Soil carbonate C is isotopically distinct from organic C, and …

Psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from permanently cold Arctic marine sediments: description of Desulfofrigus oceanense gen. nov., sp. nov …

C Knoblauch, K Sahm… - International Journal of …, 1999 - microbiologyresearch.org
Five psychrophilic Gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacteria were isolated from marine
sediments off the coast of Svalbard. All isolates grew at the in situ temperature of-1· 7° C. In …

Carbonate removal from coastal sediments for the determination of organic carbon and its isotopic signatures, δ13C and Δ14C: comparison of fumigation and direct …

T Komada, MR Anderson… - Limnology and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Acidification of a solid sample to separate inorganic carbon (IC) from organic carbon (OC) is
a widely encountered procedure in limnology and oceanography. Traditionally, OC was …

Utilization of nitrogen derived from seabird guano by terrestrial and marine plants at St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska

SC Wainright, JC Haney, C Kerr, AN Golovkin, MV Flint - Marine Biology, 1998 - Springer
Dense, conspicuous colonies of seabirds and pinnipeds breed on ocean islands throughout
the world. Such colonies have been shown to have local impacts on prey populations, but …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple stressor effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a Mediterranean temporary river

E Smeti, D von Schiller, I Karaouzas, S Laschou… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The hydrological and biological complexity of temporary rivers as well as their importance in
providing goods and services is increasingly recognized, as much as it is the vulnerability of …

Effects of sample preparation on the measurement of organic carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen concentrations in marine sediments

SA Ryba, RM Burgess - Chemosphere, 2002 - Elsevier
The elemental composition of marine sediment provides useful information for the study of
environmental processes including biogeochemical cycling and contaminant partitioning. It …

Geochemistry and mineralogy of the NW Aegean Sea surface sediments: implications for river runoff and anthropogenic impact

AP Karageorgis, CL Anagnostou, H Kaberi - Applied Geochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Surface sediments of the NW Aegean Sea were analyzed for clay mineral composition (94
samples), organic C and carbonate content, and major and minor elements (112 samples) …

Effect of temperature on sulphate reduction, growth rate and growth yield in five psychrophilic sulphate‐reducing bacteria from Arctic sediments

C Knoblauch, BB Jørgensen - Environmental Microbiology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Five psychrophilic sulphate‐reducing bacteria (strains ASv26, LSv21, PSv29, LSv54 and
LSv514) isolated from Arctic sediments were examined for their adaptation to permanently …