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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Altier, L. S.;
Lowrance, R. R.;
Williams, R. G.;
Inamdar, S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Altier, California State University; all others S.E. Watershed Research; Laboratory |
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| Title: | Cover crops protect water quality: Modeling the effects of vegetation in riparian buffer systems |
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| Section: | Research
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| Source: | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Vol. 53, No. 3, Third quarter 1998, p. 293. |
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| Publishing Information: | Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Hydrology; Nutrients; Erosion; Erosion control; Sedimentation; Nitrogen; Potassium; Ecosystems
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| Abstract/Contents: | Full Text "Riparian buffer systems offer the possibility for control of nonpoint-source pollutants moving down toward streams from upland fields. Specifications for riparian buffer systems have been developed by the USDA Forest Service and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Vegetation serves a critical role in these areas for the control of water quality. Besides acting as a physical barrier to surface movement of water and associated pollutants plants may sequester potential pollutants such as N and P in standing biomass. Their deposition of organic matter in the soil can also serve as a substrate for microbial transformations. Along the stream bank, large woody biomass is important for protecting the aquatic habitat. The Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM) simulates interacting physical,chemical, and biological processes in riparian areas. It consists of four modules representing hydrology, soil nutrient dynamics, plant growth, and sedimentation and erosion. It is generalizable to widely different environments and allows the user to investigate the effects of important management options such as vegetation species, buffer zone widths, and harvesting on output of sediment, N and P from the buffer system to the stream. A description of REMM and its applications for studying the functions of vegetation in riparian ecosystems will by [be] presented." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Buffer Zones
Other items relating to: Carbon sequestration of turf |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Altier, L. S., R. R. Lowrance, R. G. Williams, and S. Inamdar. 1998. Cover crops protect water quality: Modeling the effects of vegetation in riparian buffer systems. J. Soil Water Conserv. 53(3):p. 293. |
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