A protocol to prioritize wetland restoration and creation for water quality improvement in agricultural watersheds

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-18

  Comín, Francisco A ^a   Sorando, Ricardo ^a   Darwiche Criado, Nadia ^a   García, Mercedes ^a   Masip, Adriá ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Fundación Parque Científico Tecnológico de Aula Dei FPCTAD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Nitrate; Protocol; Semi arid; Water quality; Watershed; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NITRATES; RESTORATION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEMI ARID; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; LAND USE PLANNING; NITRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRIORITIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SITE SELECTION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARAGON; FLUMEN RIVER; HUESCA [ARAGON]; SPAIN;

EID: 84900535717     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.04.059     Document Type: Article

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