A stable isotope tracer study of the influences of adjacent land use and riparian condition on fates of nitrate in streams

Daniel J. Sobota; Sherri Johnson; Stan V. Gregory; Linda R. Ashkenas

doi:10.1007/s10021-011-9489-8

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A stable isotope tracer study of the influences of adjacent land use and riparian condition on fates of nitrate in streams

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Authors:

Daniel J. Sobota, Sherri Johnson, Stan V. Gregory, Linda R. Ashkenas

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9489-8

Source:

Ecosystems. 15: 1-7

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Abstract

The influence of land use on potential fates of nitrate in stream ecosystems, ranging from denitrification to storage in organic matter, has not been documented extensively. Here, we describe the Pacific Northwest component of Lotic Intersite Nitrogen eXperiment, phase II (LINX II) to examine how land-use setting influences fates of nitrate in streams.

Keywords

land use, streams, nitrate, nitrogen, spiraling, denitrification, organic matter storage, N-15, isotope tracer, Oregon

Citation

Sobota, Daniel J.; Johnson, Sherri L.; Gregory, Stan V.; Ashkenas, Linda R. 2012. A stable isotope tracer study of the influences of adjacent land use and riparian condition on fates of nitrate in streams. Ecosystems. 15: 1-7.