Live benthic foraminifera in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea: vertical distribution, nitrate storage, and potential denitrification

Zhaomeng Xu1, Mei S. Liu1, Rong Xiang2 and Guodong Song1, (1)Ocean University of China, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao, China, (2)SCSIO South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China