Nitrate-nitrogen retention in wetlands in the Mississippi River Basin

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 267-278

  Mitsch, William J ^a   Day, John W ^b   Zhang, Li ^a   Lane, Robert R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mississippi River Basin; Olentangy River Wetland Research Park; Restoration; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RESTORATION; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; WATER;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN; OHIO WETLANDS; WETLAND BASINS; WETLAND RESTORATION;

WETLANDS;

HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; RETENTION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20344391699     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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