Nitrate and fecal coliform concentration differences at the soil/bedrock interface in Appalachian silvopasture, pasture, and forest

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-96

  Boyer, Douglas G ^a   Neel, James P S ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal coliforms; Macropores; Nitrate; Subsurface water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEDROCK; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FECAL COLIFORM; FORAGE; GRAZING; GROUNDWATER; HERB; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEACHATE; LEACHING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MACROPORE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITRATE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

APPALACHIANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77952319497     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9272-4     Document Type: Article

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