Effects of wetland construction on nitrogen transport and species richness in the agricultural landscape-Experiences from Sweden

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-25

  Strand, John A ^a,b   Weisner, Stefan E B ^b  

^a Rural Economy and Agricultural Society   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Biodiversity; Birds; Constructed wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; AMPHIBIANS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; LONG TERM MONITORING; NITROGEN TRANSPORT; POPULATION LEVELS; WETLAND CONSTRUCTION;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CATCHMENTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; OCEAN HABITATS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RUNOFF;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMPHIBIAN; BIRD; CATCHMENT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

SWEDEN;

AMPHIBIA; AVES;

EID: 84878600645     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.087     Document Type: Article

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