A landscape-based approach to estimate riparian hydrological and nitrate removal functions

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1099-1112

  Vidon, Philippe G ^a   Hill, Alan R ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ground water; Landscape hydrogeology; Nitrate; Riparian zones; Streams

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; STREAM FLOW;

LANDSCAPE HYDROGEOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONES; STREAMS;

HYDROLOGY;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; STREAM FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; NITRATE; RIPARIAN ZONE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33845301177     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb04516.x     Document Type: Article

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