Effects of residence time on summer nitrate uptake in Mississippi River flow-regulated backwaters

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1206-1217

  James, William F ^a   Richardson, William B ^b   Soballe, David M ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backwaters; Floodplain rivers; Mississippi River; Nitrate uptake; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER; FLOODPLAIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER FLOW; SUMMER;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58449091864     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1150     Document Type: Article

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