Spatial and temporal variations of nutrient concentration in the groundwater of a floodplain: Effect of hydrology, vegetation and substrate

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1511-1526

  Takatert, Naima ^a   Sánchez Pérez, José Miguel ^a   Trémolières, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Floodplain; Groundwater; Hydrology; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Riparian zone

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

FRANCE;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0344172743     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(199907)13:10<1511::AID-HYP828>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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