Modeling mineral nitrogen export from a forest terrestrial ecosystem to streams

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 727-739

  Li, X ^a   Ambrose, R B ^b   Araujo, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical processes; Hardwood forest; Modeling; Nitrogen export; Nonpoint source pollution; Soil organic matter; Terrestrial ecosystem; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; SOILS;

FOREST TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STREAMFLOW;

ECOSYSTEMS;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MODELING; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION;

INSECTA;

EID: 4243131358     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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