Influence of base flow stream bank seepage on riparian zone nitrogen biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-199

  Duval, Tim P ^a,b   Hill, Alan R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Groundwater; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen flushing; Riparian zone; Stream bank seepage

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOW PATTERN; FLUSHING; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; POREWATER; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; SEEPAGE; STREAMFLOW; TRACER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34547105276     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9128-9     Document Type: Article

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