Comparing functional assessments of wetlands to measurements of soil characteristics and nitrogen processing

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 479-497

  Jordan, Thomas E ^a   Andrews, Mary Pittek ^a,b   Szuch, Ryan P ^a,c   Whigham, Dennis F ^a   Weller, Donald E ^a   Jacobs, Amy Deller ^d,e  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d The Nature Conservancy of Delaware   (United States)

^e Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Delaware; Denitrification; Flats; HGM; Maryland; Nitrous oxide; Riverine; Wetland assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH; TIDAL FLAT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; DELAWARE; MARYLAND; NANTICOKE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949094290     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[479:CFAOWT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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