Rates of nitrification,distribution of nitrifying bacteria,and nitrate fluxes in different types of sediment from Danish waters |
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Authors: | K Henriksen J I Hansen T H Blackburn |
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Institution: | (1) Botaniccal Institute, University of Aarhus, Nordlandsvej 68, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark;(2) Institute of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, Ny Munkegade, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Nitrification rates, measured in different sediment types from Danish waters, are in the range of 0.3 to 1.4 mmol NO
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m-2 d-1. There is no signification between sandy and muddy sediments, nor between shallow and deeper stations. The extent of nitrification is probably limited to the zone of oxygen penetration, 1.5 to 5.5 mm. There are, however, nitrifying bacteria located in the anoxic sediment layers. There relative numbers were found by measuring the nitrification potential of the sediment. These potential rates (22°C) can also be used to calculate actual rates of nitrification, by adjusting to in situ temperature and oxygen penetration. These calculated rates agree with the actual measured rates of nitrification for a wide range of sediment types and may be used for the estimation of actual nitrification rates. Nitrate flux out from the sediment/water interface is in the range of 0 to 0.7 mmol NO
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m-2 d-1. There is no correlation between concentration gradients of nitrate across the sediment/water interface and the measured flux of nitrate. Approximately 50% of nitrate production is released to the water column. The remainder (0 to 0.35 mmol N m-2 d-1) may have been denitrified. |
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