Variation of nitrogen concentration in forest streams - Influences of flow, seasonality and catchment characteristics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 281-304

  Arheimer, B ^a   Andersson, L ^a   Lepisto A ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LAKES; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST STREAMS; NONPARAMETRIC WILCOXON TEST;

STREAM FLOW;

FOREST CATCHMENT; FOREST STREAM; NITROGEN; STREAMWATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030135666     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02831-5     Document Type: Article

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