The impact of catchment conifer plantation forestry on the hydrochemistry of peatland lakes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 608-620

  Drinan, T J ^a   Graham, C T ^a   O'Halloran, J ^a   Harrison, S S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clearfell; Conifer plantation forestry; Eutrophication; Lake water chemistry; Mature plantation; Peatland

Indexed keywords

CLEARFELL; CONIFER PLANTATIONS; LAKEWATER CHEMISTRY; MATURE PLANTATION; PEATLAND;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKES; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CATCHMENTS;

ALUMINUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LAKE WATER; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EUTROPHICATION; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; LAND USE; PEAT SOIL; PEATLAND; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RUNOFF;

ACIDITY; AFFORESTATION; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLEARFELLING; CONIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION CONDUCTANCE; LAKE; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEATLAND; PLANT LITTER; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SANDSTONE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TOTAL DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FRESH WATER; LAKES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPHAGNOPSIDA;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLEAR CUTTING; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTATION; LAKES; MATURE WOOD; PEAT; PLANTATIONS; SOFTWOODS; WATER;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84870721641     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.112     Document Type: Article

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