Patterns of denitrification associated with land use in 9 midwestern headwater streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-245

  Inwood, Sarah E ^a,b   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Bernot, Melody J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Denitrification; Headwater streams; Kalamazoo River; Land use; Nitrogen; Urban

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LAND USE; NITRATE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STREAM;

KALAMAZOO RIVER; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18944396929     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-032.1     Document Type: Article

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