Vegetation is the main factor in nutrient retention in a constructed wetland buffer

Plant and Soil

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 179-187

  Silvan, Niko ^a   Vasander, Harri ^a   Laine, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Buffer; Constructed wetland; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plant biomass

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; VEGETATION;

ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM;

EID: 2542464461     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000016549.70555.9d     Document Type: Article

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