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- Title
Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in a River Floodplain Mosaic.
- Authors
Shrestha, J.; Niklaus, P. A.; Frossard, E.; Samaritani, E.; Huber, B.; Barnard, R. L.; Schleppi, R.; Tockner, K.; Luster, J.
- Abstract
The article discusses research which aims to investigate soil nitrogen cycling in various functional process zones (FPZ) of the River Thur floodplain in Switzerland. It acknowledges propensity of river floodplains to retain nutrients through sedimentation and microbial immobilization and remove them through denitrification. It describes creation of habitat patches through interactions between processes which include flood dynamics and biological succession. It also reports experimental procedures performed which include characterization of concerned FPZ, topsoil sampling, and extraction of water extractable organic carbon.
- Subjects
SWITZERLAND; NITROGEN in soils; DENITRIFYING bacteria; FLOODPLAINS; HABITATS; CARBON
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Quality, 2012, Vol 41, Issue 6, p2033
- ISSN
0047-2425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2134/jeq2012.0059