The role of ditch soil formation and redox biogeochemistry in mitigating nutrient and pollutant losses from agriculture

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 207-215

  Needelman, Brian A ^a   Ruppert, David E ^a   Vaughan, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage ditches; Nutrients; Redox biogeochemistry; Sediments; Soil formation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LOSS; PEDOGENESIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL STRUCTURE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 35948997610     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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