Nitrogen dynamics in grassland streams along a gradient of agricultural development

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1246-1257

  Simon, Kevin S ^a   Niyogi, Dev K ^b   Frew, Russell D ^c   Townsend, Colin R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOFILM; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 34249737487     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.3.1246     Document Type: Article

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