Solute dynamics in soil water and groundwater in a central Amazon catchment undergoing deforestation

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-335

  Williams, Michael R ^a,b   Fisher, Thomas R ^a   Melack, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Deforestation; Groundwater; Hydrologic pathway; Nitrogen; Rain forest; Slash and burn agriculture; Solutes; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; SOILS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CATCHMENT; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SLASH AND BURN; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTION;

SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0030740524     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005801303639     Document Type: Article

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