The roles and benefits of wetlands in managing reactive nitrogen

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Hey, Donald L ^a   Kostel, Jill A ^b   Crumpton, William G ^c   Mitsch, William J ^d,e   Scott, Brian ^f  

^a Wetlands Research Inc   (United States)

^b Wetlands Initiative   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EUTROPHICATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER SYSTEM; SALT WATER; STREAM; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRIBUTARY; WETLAND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861018510     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.2.47A     Document Type: Article

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