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DOI: | 10.2134/jeq2009.0005 |
Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/articles/39/1/409 Last checked: 11/07/2016 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/pdfs/39/1/409 Last checked: 11/10/2016 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited access website |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Bruland, Gregory L.;
MacKenzie, Richard A. |
Author Affiliation: | Bruland: Natural Resources and Environmental Management Dep., Univ. of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI; MacKenzie: Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Hilo, HI |
Title: | Nitrogen source tracking with D15N content of coastal wetland plants in Hawaii |
Section: | Technical reports: Wetlands and aquatic processes Other records with the "Technical reports: Wetlands and aquatic processes" Section
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Source: | Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 39, No. 1, January/February 2010, p. 409-419. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America |
# of Pages: | 11 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Coastal areas; Nitrogen; Nonpoint source pollution; Wetlands
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Abstract/Contents: | "Inter- and intra-site comparisons of the nitrogen (N) stable isotope composition of wetland plant species have been used to identify sources of N in coastal areas. In this study, we compared Δ15N values from different herbaceous wetland plants across 34 different coastal wetlands from the five main Hawaiian Islands and investigated relationships of Δ15N with land use, human population density, and surface water quality parameters (i.e., nitrate, ammonium, and total dissolved N). The highest Δ15N values were observed in plants from wetlands on the islands of Oahu (8.7-14.6 ) and Maui (8.9-9.2 ), whereas plants from wetlands on the islands of Kauai, Hawaii, and Molokai had Δ15N values usually <4 . The enrichment in Δ15N values in plant tissues from wetlands on Oahu and Maui was most likely a result of the more developed and densely populated watersheds on these two islands. Urban development within a 1000-m radius and population density were positively correlated to average Δ15N vegetation values from each wetland site (r = 0.56 and 0.51, respectively; p < 0.001). This suggested that site mean Δ15N values from mixed stands of wetland plants have potential as indices of N sources in coastal lowland wetlands in Hawaii and that certain sites on Oahu and Maui have experienced significant anthropogenic N loading. This information can be used to monitor future changes in N inputs to coastal wetlands throughout Hawaii and the Pacific." |
Language: | English |
References: | 43 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Bruland, G. L., and R. A. MacKenzie. 2010. Nitrogen source tracking with D15N content of coastal wetland plants in Hawaii. J. Environ. Qual. 39(1):p. 409-419. |
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| DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0005 |
| Web URL(s): https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/articles/39/1/409 Last checked: 11/07/2016 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/pdfs/39/1/409 Last checked: 11/10/2016 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited access website |
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