Effects of Forest Fertilization on Two Southeast Alaska Streams

Autor:	Frederick B. Lotspeich, William R. Meehan, Ernst W. Mueller
Rok vydání:	1975
Předmět:	Environmental Engineering Fauna Aquatic ecosystem STREAMS Management Monitoring Policy and Law Pulp and paper industry Pollution Human fertilization Agronomy Productivity (ecology) Benthic zone Environmental science Water quality Periphyton Waste Management and Disposal Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Journal of Environmental Quality. 4:50-55
ISSN:	1537-2537 0047-2425
Popis:	Four streams in southeast Alaska were studied to determine the effects of forest fertilization with urea on basic productivity and water quality. An initial, short-term increase in ammonia-nitrogen was observed in the treated streams, and nitrate-nitrogen levels increased and remained high compared to control stream levels during the year following treatment. Concentrations did not approach those considered toxic to aquatic life or unsafe for human consumption. Changes in biomass of periphyton and benthic fauna as a result of fertilization were not detected.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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