sediments ranging between 500 to 1,000 μmol
N m−2 h−1 which were also limited by nitrate
availability. Laverman et al. (2007) have encountered
maximum in situ rates two-fold lower than
the maximum potential rate in surficial sediment
indicating that in situ denitrification was
nitrate limited. Our observations indicate that the
surficial sediments have a comparatively higher
denitrifying potential. This could be possible since
the denitrifying communities at depths