Microbially mediated nitrogen isotope fractionation in hypersaline lakes


Mingfei Chen1, Jessica L Conroy1,2, Robert A. Sanford3, Joanne Chin Chee-Sanford4,5, Lynn M. Connor4,5 and Vinothan S. Sivapalan6, (1)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Geology, Urbana, IL, United States, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Plant Biology, Urbana, IL, United States, (3)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Geology, Urbana, IL, United States, (4)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Urbana, IL, United States, (5)USDA-ARS, Urbana, IL, United States, (6)University of Cincinnati, Department of Geology, Cincinnati, OH, United States