Characterization of denitrification activity in zones of groundwater exfiltration within a riparian wetland ecosystem

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 691-698

  McCarty, G W ^a   Mookherji, S ^a   Angier, J T ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification enzyme activity; Denitrification potential; Groundwater upwelling; Nitrate removal; Preferential flow biogeochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; LIMITING FACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLANT RESIDUE; POPULATION SIZE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SURFACE WATER; WETLAND;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CARNIVORA; SYMPLOCARPUS FOETIDUS;

EID: 34447115844     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-006-0151-0     Document Type: Article

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