In Situ Measurement of Diel Periodicity in Urea Decomposition in a Reed Zone of Lake Biwa, Japan |
Tachibana, Junji
(Department of Science, Osaka Prefectural Education Center)
Kondo, Kunio (Institute of Environmental Sciences) Seike, Yasushi (Department of Material Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Shimane University) Osamu, Mitamura (Limnological Laboratory, School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture) |
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