Surface water nutrient concentrations and litter decomposition rates in wetlands impacted by agriculture and mining activities

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-285

  Lee, A A ^a   Bukaveckas, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Decomposition; Mining; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; MINING; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0036888553     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00128-6     Document Type: Article

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