Floodplain restoration enhances denitrification and reach-scale nitrogen removal in an agricultural stream

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 281-297

  Roley, Sarah S ^a   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Stephen, Mia L ^a   Johnson, Laura T ^a,c   Beaulieu, Jake J ^a,d   Witter, Jonathan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Denitrification; Floodplain; Stream restoration; Tippecanoe River north central Indiana USA; Two stage ditch

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; FLOODPLAIN; RESIDENCE TIME; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURFACE AREA; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODING; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

INDIANA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858661606     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0381.1     Document Type: Article

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