Riparian shading mitigates stream eutrophication in agricultural catchments

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-84

  Burrell, Teresa K ^a   O'Brien, Jonathan M ^a,c   Graham, S Elizabeth ^a   Simon, Kevin S ^b   Harding, Jon S ^a   McIntosh, Angus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystem metabolism; ecosystem respiration P:R ratio; gross primary production; land use; riparian buffer; trophic state

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BUFFER ZONE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EUTROPHICATION; FOREST COVER; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LAND USE; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESPIRATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHADING; STREAMWATER; TROPHIC STATUS;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84896345421     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674180     Document Type: Article

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