Groundwater nutrient concentrations during prairie reconstruction on an Iowa landscape

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 206-213

  Tomer, M D ^a   Schilling, K E ^b   Cambardella, C A ^a   Jacobson, P ^c   Drobney, P ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Geological Survey Bureau   (United States)

^c GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem restoration; Environmental legacy; Groundwater quality; Land use change; Nitrate N; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND USE CHANGE; NITRATE; PRAIRIE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUBSOIL; VADOSE ZONE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957332190     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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