Denitrification Potential in Geographically Isolated Wetlands of North Carolina and Florida, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 459-471

  Lane, Charles R ^a   Autrey, B C ^a   Jicha, T ^a   Lehto, L ^a   Elonen, C ^a   Seifert Monson, L ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional inference tree; Palustrine emergent marsh; Palustrine forested wetland; Reactive nitrogen

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOREGION; NITROGEN; SAMPLING; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930081889     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-015-0633-7     Document Type: Article

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