Ecological engineering practices for the reduction of excess nitrogen in human-influenced landscapes: A guide for watershed managers

Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 392-413

  Passeport, Elodie ^a   Vidon, Philippe ^b   Forshay, Kenneth J ^c   Harris, Lora ^d   Kaushal, Sujay S ^e   Kellogg, Dorothy Q ^f   Lazar, Julia ^f   Mayer, Paul ^c   Stander, Emilie K ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^g AAAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Decision making; Ecological engineering; Land use; Nitrogen removal; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ARTIFICIAL LAKE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION; CARBON AVAILABILITY; COASTAL AREA; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXCESS NITROGEN; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; IN-BUILDINGS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; N POLLUTIONS; N REMOVAL; N-LEACHING; NON-POINT SOURCE; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; SEPTIC SYSTEM; STREAM RESTORATION; TREATMENT WETLANDS; WATERSHED MANAGERS; WATERSHED SCALE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; LEACHING; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WATERSHEDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

NITROGEN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WATERSHED;

ADVANCED TREATMENT SEPTIC SYSTEM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LAKE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR; RIPARIAN BARRIER; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STREAM RESTORATION; TREATMENT WETLAND; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

EID: 84874117472     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9970-y     Document Type: Article

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