Catchment features controlling nitrogen dynamics in running waters above the tree line (central Italian Alps)

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 989-1001

  Balestrini, R ^a   Arese, C ^a   Freppaz, M ^b   Buffagni, A ^a  

^a Water Research Institute IRSA CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; FRACTIONAL EXTENSIONS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; REMOTE ENVIRONMENT;

FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND COVER; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL COVER; TREELINE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84879073947     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-989-2013     Document Type: Article

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