Retention and Transport of Nutrients in a Third-Order Stream in Northwestern California: Hyporheic Processes
Triska FJ, Kennedy VC, Avanzino RJ, Zellweger GW, Bencala KE. 1989. Retention and Transport of Nutrients in a Third-Order Stream in Northwestern California: Hyporheic Processes. Ecology. 70(6):1893-1905
Little Lost Man Creek in Redwood National Park, California is the site used for this study in experimental injection of chloride and nitrate into the water. Monitoring concentrations in the stream and in the surrounding area provides information on storage of such solutes and effects on biological habitat near the stream. The authors propose a model that considers the boundary of the stream as the interface between groundwater and stream water (and explain the difference between that and geomorphic definitions of the boundary). They suggest including 'the hyporheic zone and associated nutrient cycling' as part of any studies of stream forms and function, and considering the stream as an ecosystem. Includes data tables and graphs, along with a conceptual model of the groundwater-surface water linkage at Little Lost Man Creek.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Triska, Frank; Kennedy, Vance; Avanzino, Ronald; Zellweger, Gary; Bencala, Kenneth
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- California, Chloride (Cl-), flow regimes, Flowing waters, Groundwater, Habitats, Impacts, Little Lost Man Creek Redwood National Park CA, Modeling, Nitrates (NO3), Nutrients, Physical Sciences, Prairie Creek Bibliography, Rivers & Streams, Tracers, Transport (Ecologic)