Effects of riparian forest buffers on in-stream nutrient retention in agricultural catchments

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-379

  Weigelhofer, Gabriele ^a,b   Fuchsberger, Jennifer ^a   Teufl, Bernadette ^a,c   Welti, Nina ^a,b   Hein, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Inter University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; ARABLE LAND; AUSTRIA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL EFFECTS; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CHANNEL BED; CROP FIELDS; DEGRADED CHANNEL; HEADWATER STREAM; NUTRIENT DEMAND; NUTRIENT RETENTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESTORATION MEASURES; RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONES; RIPARIAN FORESTS; SURFACE TRANSIENTS; WOODY DEBRIS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATCHMENTS; DEBRIS; NUTRIENTS; RESTORATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

FORESTRY;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; STREAM (RIVER); VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FERTILIZERS; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 84858608700     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0436     Document Type: Article

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