A review of the efficiency of buffer strips for the maintenance and enhancement of riparian ecosystems

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-317

  Hickey, M Brian C ^a   Doran, Bruce ^a  

^a St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buffer zones; Nitrogen; Non point source pollution; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Riparian buffers; Sediment

Indexed keywords

FARMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; RIVERS; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

BUFFER STRIPS; BUFFER WIDTHS; BUFFER ZONES; NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BUFFER ZONE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT LOSS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PLANTS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

RIPARIA;

EID: 4844221432     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2004.042     Document Type: Article

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