Relationship of stand age to streamwater nitrate in New Hampshire

William Leak; C. Wayne Martin

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Relationship of stand age to streamwater nitrate in New Hampshire

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William Leak, C. Wayne Martin

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-211. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 5p.

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Abstract

Streamwater nitrate content of six watersheds during spring and summer was apparently related to stand age or age since disturbance. Nitrate concentration averaged 10.3 ppm right after cutting, dropped to a trace in medium-aged stands, and then rose again to a maximum of 4.8 ppm as stands became overmature.

Citation

Leak, William B.; Martin, C. Wayne. 1975. Relationship of stand age to streamwater nitrate in New Hampshire. Research Note NE-211. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 5p.