Nitrogen uptake and denitrification in restored and unrestored streams in urban Maryland, USA

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-424

  Klocker, Carolyn A ^a,d   Kaushal, Sujay S ^a   Groffman, Peter M ^b   Mayer, Paul M ^c   Morgan, Raymond P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Cornell Cooperative Extension ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aging infrastructure; Chesapeake Bay; Eutrophication; Ground water; Low impact development; Stormwater management; Sustainability; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESIDENCE TIME; STORMWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449526102     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-009-0118-y     Document Type: Article

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