Assessment of forest management effects on nitrate removal by riparian buffer systems

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 383-391

  Hubbard, R K ^a,b,c   Lowrance, R ^b  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Nitrates; Pollution; Riparian buffer systems; Water quality

Indexed keywords

RIPARIA;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NITRATE REMOVAL; RIPARIAN FOREST;

USA, GEORGIA, TIFTON;

EID: 0030616513     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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