Nitrate removal in two relict oxbow urban wetlands: A 15N mass-balance approach

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 647-660

  Harrison, Melanie D ^a,e   Groffman, Peter M ^b   Mayer, Paul M ^c   Kaushal, Sujay S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d University of Maryland   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Denitrification; Macrophytes; Nitrogen; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; MACROPHYTE; MASS BALANCE; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXBOW LAKE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER COLUMN; WETLAND;

BALTIMORE COUNTY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84873264021     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9708-1     Document Type: Article

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