Sediment chemistry and nutrient influx in a hydrologically restored bottomland hardwood forest in midwestern USA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1026-1037

  Zhang, Li ^a   Mitsch, William J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland forest; Hydrologic pulsing index (HPI); Hydrological restoration; Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park; Sediment chemistry; Sediment flux

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN FOREST; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37149028440     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1031     Document Type: Article

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