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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3247-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3247-2022
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11 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 11 Jul 2022

Tracing the source of nitrate in a forested stream showing elevated concentrations during storm events

Weitian Ding, Urumu Tsunogai, Fumiko Nakagawa, Takashi Sambuichi, Hiroyuki Sase, Masayuki Morohashi, and Hiroki Yotsuyanagi

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Excessive leaching of nitrate from forested catchments during storm events degrades water quality and causes eutrophication in downstream areas. Thus, tracing the source of nitrate increase during storm events in forested streams is important for sustainable forest management. Based on the isotopic compositions of stream nitrate, including Δ17O, this study clarifies that the source of stream nitrate increase during storm events was soil nitrate in the riparian zone.
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