Nitrogen solutes in an Adirondack forested watershed: Importance of dissolved organic nitrogen

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-184

  McHale, Michael R ^a,c   Mitchell, Myron J ^a   McDonnell, Jeffrey J ^a   Cirmo, Christopher P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack Mountains; Hydrology; Nitrogen retention; Nitrogen saturation; Total organic nitrogen; Watershed

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; FORESTED CATCHMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033971820     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006121828108     Document Type: Article

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