Effects of land use on dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry in Piedmont headwater streams of the southeastern united states

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 289-308

  Molinero, Jon ^a   Burke, Roger A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

DOC; DON; DOP; Empirical models; Headwater streams; Landscape indicators

Indexed keywords

DOC; DON; DOP; EMPIRICAL MODELS; HEADWATER STREAMS; LANDSCAPE INDICATORS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANIMALS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATCHMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOILS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEADWATER; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PASTURE; PIEDMONT; POULTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CLAY; CONCENTRATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DISSOLVING; FORESTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SOIL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SHEDS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350382739     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9921-7     Document Type: Article

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