Physical and plant community controls on nitrogen and phosphorus leaching from impounded riverine wetlands following dam removal

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1439-1450

  Riggsbee, J Adam ^a,c   Wetzel, R ^a   Doyle, M W ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c RiverBank Ecosystems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Dam removal; Dewatering; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DAM REMOVAL; LEACHING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; REVEGETATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

GEORGIA; LITTLE RIVER; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867993976     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1536     Document Type: Article

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