Wetland denitrification: Influence of site quality and relationships with wetland delineation protocols

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 323-329

  Groffman, Peter M ^a   Hanson, Gay C ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; SOIL DRAINAGE; WETLAND SOIL;

USA, RHODE ISLAND;

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LOCATION; NITROGEN; SAMPLING; SOILS;

FORESTED UPLAND WETLAND TRANSITION ZONES; RHODE ISLANDS; SOIL CORE METHOD; TOPOSEQUENCES; VEGETATION; WETLAND DELINEATION; WETLANDS;

DENITRIFICATION;

ACER RUBRUM;

EID: 0030616417     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010047x     Document Type: Article

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