Is denitrification enhanced by the development of natural fluvial morphology in agricultural headwater ditches?

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 761-772

  Powell, Kelly L ^a   Bouchard, Virginie ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agricultural ditches; denitrification; ditch design; ditch management; nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEADWATER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEDIMENT CORE; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLURRY;

EID: 77957559706     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-028.1     Document Type: Article

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