Nitrogen dynamics in land cleared of alien vegetation (Acacia Saligna) and impacts on groundwater at Riverlands nature reserve (Western Cape, South Africa)

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-44

  Jovanovic, N Z ^a   Israel, S ^a   Tredoux, G ^a   Soltau, L ^a   Le Maitre, D ^a   Rusinga, F ^a,c   Rozanov, A ^b   van der Merwe, N ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Ninham Shand   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia saligna; Forest clearing; Groundwater contamination; Nitrate leaching; Riverlands nature reserve

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SALIGNA; FOREST CLEARING; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; NITRATE LEACHING; RIVERLANDS NATURE RESERVE;

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; RUNOFF; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; UNDERWATER SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER TREATMENT;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST CLEARANCE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEACHATE; LEACHING; LEGUME; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECHARGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL WATER; STREAMFLOW;

FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; GROUND WATER; LAND; LEACHING; NATURAL RESOURCES; NITRATE GROUPS; NITROGEN; POLLUTION; RESERVES; RIVERS; SOIL ANALYSIS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA; RIVERLANDS PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; FABACEAE;

EID: 64549099309     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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