Combining Tools from Edge-of-Field to In-Stream to Attenuate Reactive Nitrogen along Small Agricultural Waterways
| العنوان: | Combining Tools from Edge-of-Field to In-Stream to Attenuate Reactive Nitrogen along Small Agricultural Waterways |
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| المؤلفون: | Lucy A. McKergow, Jon S. Harding, Brandon C. Goeller, Chris C. Tanner, Catherine M. Febria, Fleur E. Matheson, Angus R. McIntosh |
| المصدر: | Water, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 383 (2020) Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Publications |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | stream rehabilitation, Stream rehabilitation, Biogeochemical cycle, agricultural drainage ditch, lcsh:Hydraulic engineering, Agricultural drainage ditch, Riparian buffer, Reactive nitrogen, Cold climate, Geography, Planning and Development, 0207 environmental engineering, 02 engineering and technology, STREAMS, Catchment management, 010501 environmental sciences, Aquatic Science, 01 natural sciences, Biochemistry, lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, lcsh:TC1-978, Precision conservation, Nitrate-nitrogen, 020701 environmental engineering, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Water Science and Technology, catchment management, geography, lcsh:TD201-500, geography.geographical_feature_category, precision conservation, riparian buffer, business.industry, Environmental resource management, denitrifying bioreactor, Toolbox, Agriculture, Denitrifying bioreactor, Soil water, Environmental science, business, nitrate-nitrogen |
| الوصف: | Reducing excessive reactive nitrogen (N) in agricultural waterways is a major challenge for freshwater managers and landowners. Effective solutions require the use of multiple and combined N attenuation tools, targeted along small ditches and streams. We present a visual framework to guide novel applications of ‘tool stacking’ that include edge-of-field and waterway-based options targeting N delivery pathways, timing, and impacts in the receiving environment (i.e., changes in concentration or load). Implementing tools at multiple locations and scales using a ‘toolbox’ approach will better leverage key hydrological and biogeochemical processes for N attenuation (e.g., water retention, infiltration and filtering, contact with organic soils and microbes, and denitrification), in addition to enhancing ecological benefits to waterways. Our framework applies primarily to temperate or warmer climates, since cold temperatures and freeze−thaw-related processes limit biologically mediated N attenuation in cold climates. Moreover, we encourage scientists and managers to codevelop N attenuation toolboxes with farmers, since implementation will require tailored fits to local hydrological, social, and productive landscapes. Generating further knowledge around N attenuation tool stacking in different climates and landscape contexts will advance management actions to attenuate agricultural catchment N. Understanding how different tools can be best combined to target key contaminant transport pathways and create activated zones of attenuation along and within small agricultural waterways will be essential. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2073-4441 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9c8b3929b8a005e071c48d745ec5f0bb https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/2/383 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9c8b3929b8a005e071c48d745ec5f0bb |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20734441 |
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