Separating physical and biological nutrient retention and quantifying uptake kinetics from ambient to saturation in successive mountain stream reaches

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Covino, Timothy ^a   McGlynn, Brian ^a   Baker, Michelle ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CHLORIDE; DOMINANCE; HYDROLOGY; MONTANE FOREST; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION KINETICS; STREAM;

IDAHO; SAWTOOTH RANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958196464     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JG001263     Document Type: Article

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