Suburban watershed nitrogen retention: Estimating the effectiveness of stormwater management structures

Elementa

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Koch, Benjamin J ^a,b,c   Febria, Catherine M ^a,b,d   Cooke, Roger M ^e,f,g   Hosen, Jacob D ^a,b   Baker, Matthew E ^h   Colson, Abigail R ^f,i   Filoso, Solange ^a   Hayhoe, Katharine ^j   Loperfido, J V ^k,l   Stoner, Anne M K ^j   Palmer, Margaret A ^a,b,m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^g DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

ⁱ Centre for Disease Dynamics Economics and Policy   (United States)

^j TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^l John R McAdams Company Inc   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84991576837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23251026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000063     Document Type: Article

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