Lakes and forests as determinants of downstream nutrient concentrations in small mountain watersheds

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 462-469

  Brown, Phil D ^a,b   Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A ^a   Nydick, Koren R ^a,c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST COVER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RUNOFF; WATERSHED;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549130249     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-052)[BROWN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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