Estimating biogeochemical and biotic interactions between a stream channel and a created riparian wetland: A medium-scale physical model

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1035-1049

  Huang, Jung Chen ^a   Mitsch, William J ^a   Johnson, Dave L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankfull discharge; Diversion wetland; Flood pulse concept (FPC); Floodplain experiments; Olentangy River Wetland Research Park; River restoration; Wetland mesocosms; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

BANKFULL DISCHARGE; DIVERSION WETLAND; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOOD PULSE CONCEPT (FPC); OLENTANGY RIVER WETLAND RESEARCH PARK; RIVER RESTORATION; WETLAND MESOCOSMS; WETLAND RESTORATION;

GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PARKS; PHOSPHORUS; RESEARCH; RESTORATION; RIVER DIVERSION; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

WETLANDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTIC FACTOR; DISCHARGE; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HABITAT RESTORATION; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NITROGEN; PERCIFORM; PHOSPHORUS; REFUGE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM CHANNEL; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

OHIO; OLENTANGY RIVER WETLAND RESEARCH PARK; UNITED STATES;

CENTRARCHIDAE;

EID: 79957776608     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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