Instream and riparian zone nitrogen dynamics

Citation

Land & Water Australia. 2009. Instream and riparian zone nitrogen dynamics. [Online] (Updated August 6th, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3671 [Accessed Tuesday 26th of April 2011 03:05:46 PM ].

This project investigated broad patterns of nitrogen cycling in freshwater streams and their associated riparian zones, with an emphasis on the potential for riparian vegetation to buffer nitrogen inputs to surface waters. The focus of past studies has typically been on either the riparian zone or stream, but not both. This project took a unique perspective in examining both ecosystem components, and doing so in multiple sites across three distinct biogeographic regions: southeast Queensland (SEQ), southern Victoria (VIC) and southwestern Australia (WA). These regions were chosen as a result of their contrasting climates and soil types, and so the development of conceptual models could draw on data from past and ongoing research being conducted in these regions.