Nitrogen Leaching from Forested Soils into Watercourses
- Pertti Heinonen1,
- Giuliano Ziglio2,
- André Van Der Beken3
Published Online: 22 MAR 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470511121.ch4
Copyright © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Book Title
Water Quality Measurements Series: Hydrological and Limnological Aspects of Lake Monitoring
Additional Information
How to Cite
Lepistö, A. (2007) Nitrogen Leaching from Forested Soils into Watercourses, in Water Quality Measurements Series: Hydrological and Limnological Aspects of Lake Monitoring (eds P. Heinonen, G. Ziglio and A. Van Der Beken), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470511121.ch4
Editor Information
- 1
Finnish Environment Institute, Belsinki, Finland
- 2
Universita di Trento, Italy
- 3
Techware, Brussels, Belgium
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 MAR 2007
- Published Print: 1 APR 2000
Book Series:
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471899884
Online ISBN: 9780470511121
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- References
Keywords:
- nutrient cycling;
- nitrogen retention;
- forest management;
- harvesting;
- drainage
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Nutrient cycling and nitrogen retention
Runoff generation and characteristics of boreal forest soils
Relationships between runoff and concentrations
Forest management, harvesting and drainage
Nitrogen deposition
Ecosystem experiments and manipulation
Climate-change impacts
Buffer zones as sources or sinks of nitrate
Conclusions