Biogeochemical influences associated with sedimentation in riparian forests of the southeastern coastal plain

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 326-336

  Jolley, Rachel L ^a   Lockaby, B Graeme ^b   Governo, Robin M ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEC, cation exchange capacity; HD, highly disturbed; MD, moderately disturbed; NPP, net primary productivity; RF, reference

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; BULK DENSITY; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; COASTAL PLAIN; DECOMPOSITION RATE; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; EPHEMERAL STREAMS; HEAD WATERS; HEADWATER SYSTEM; LOW LEVEL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL C; NET N MINERALIZATION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; RIPARIAN FORESTS; SAND CONTENT; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGERS; MINERALOGY; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POSITIVE IONS; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SEDIMENTATION;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BULK DENSITY; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; COASTAL PLAIN; DECOMPOSITION; HEADWATER; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTY;

CATIONS; FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 73849101190     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0041     Document Type: Article

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