Transport and retention of nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon in North America's largest river swamp basin, the Atchafalaya river basin

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 379-393

  Xu, Y Jun ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Mississippi atchafalaya river system; Nutrient removal; Riverine carbon; Riverine nutrients; Riverine wetlands

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; MISSISSIPPI-ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RIVERINE WETLANDS; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; EUTROPHICATION; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; RETENTION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WETLAND;

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883137212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5020379     Document Type: Article

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