Enhanced prairie wetland effects on surface water quality in Crowfoot Creek, Alberta

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 335-359

  Ontkean, Gerald R ^a   Chanasyk, David S ^b   Riemersma, Sandi ^a   Bennett, D Rodney ^a   Brunen, Jerry M ^c  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural impacts; Enhanced wetland; Irrigation return flow; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

WATERFOWL HABITATS;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECAL COLIFORM; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA; CROWFOOT CREEK;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0041313960     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2003.022     Document Type: Article

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