In situ ground water denitrification in stratified, permeable soils underlying riparian wetlands

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 524-533

  Kellogg, D Q ^a   Gold, A J ^a   Groffman, P M ^b   Addy, K ^a   Stolt, M H ^a   Blazejewski, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATCHMENTS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES; GLACIAL OUTWASH SETTINGS; RIPARIAN WETLANDS; SURFACE ECOSYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION; WATER FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

RIPARIA;

EID: 15744366381     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0524     Document Type: Article

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