Trends in stream nitrogen concentrations for forested reference catchments across the USA

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Argerich, A ^a   Johnson, S L ^b   Sebestyen, S D ^c   Rhoades, C C ^d   Greathouse, E ^a   Knoepp, J D ^c   Adams, M B ^c   Likens, G E ^e,f   Campbell, J L ^c   McDowell, W H ^g   Scatena, F N ^h   Ice, G G ⁱ  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonium; forested catchment; nitrate; reference catchments; stream; trends

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NITRATES; RUNOFF;

AMMONIUM; AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; FORESTED CATCHMENTS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; STREAM; TRENDS; USDA FOREST SERVICE;

CATCHMENTS;

AMMONIUM; FORESTED CATCHMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTRY; NITRATES; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876184382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014039     Document Type: Article

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