Surface water and groundwater nitrogen dynamics in a well drained riparian forest within a poorly drained agricultural landscape

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 505-516

  Davis, Jennifer H ^a   Griffith, Stephen M ^a   Wigington Jr , Parker J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC C; DYNAMIC NATURE; GRASS SEEDS; HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW RATES; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; PLANT UPTAKE; RIPARIAN AREAS; RIPARIAN FORESTS; RIPARIAN ZONES; RIVER WATER; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; STUDY SITES; WILLAMETTE;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; MINERALOGY; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROPPING SYSTEM; DENITRIFICATION; GRASS; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; PLANT SEED; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOIL; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OREGON; SOIL; TREES; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DRAINAGE; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS; RIVERS; SOIL;

EID: 79952917570     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0310     Document Type: Article

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