Nitrogen yields from undisturbed watersheds in the Americas

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 149-162

  Lewis Jr , William M ^a   Melack, John M ^b   McDowell, William H ^c   McClain, Michael ^d   Richey, Jeffrey E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic nitrogen; Nitrate; Nitrogen concentrations; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen yields

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA SET; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RUNOFF; WATERSHED;

EID: 0345643342     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01007577     Document Type: Article

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