Dissolved inorganic nitrogen dynamics in the hyporheic zone of reference and human-altered southwestern U. S. streams

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-405

  Crenshaw, C L ^a   Grimm, N B ^b   Zeglin, L H ^a,c   Sheibley, R W ^b,d   Dahm, C N ^a   Pershall, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canalization; Ground waters; Human land use; Incision; Stream ecosystem; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BROMIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONNECTIVITY; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INFILTRATION; LAND USE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; STREAMWATER; TRACER; WELL;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957760712     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0176-0391     Document Type: Article

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