Exploratory study of suspended sediment concentrations downstream of harvested peat bogs

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 369-382

  Pavey, Bronwyn ^a,b   Saint Hilaire, André ^a   Courtenay, Simon ^c   Ouarda, Taha ^a   Bobée, Bernard ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drainage; Harvesting; Peat bogs; Sedimentation ponds; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DRAINAGE; ESTUARIES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION;

COASTAL WATERS; PEAT BOGS; SEDIMENTATION PONDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

HARVESTING;

DRAINAGE; HARVESTING; PEATLAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PEATLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; SPRING;

CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NEW BRUNSWICK; RIVERS; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WETLANDS;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36248951552     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9656-8     Document Type: Article

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