How to stop nitrogen leaking from a Cross compliant buffer strip?

• Published in: Ecological engineering Vol. 103; pp. 446 - 454
• Main Authors: Gumiero, Bruna, Boz, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Buffers; Carbon; Common Agricultural Policy; Comparative analysis; conservation buffers; Creeks & streams; ecological restoration; Environmental monitoring; Environmental restoration; Groundwater; Groundwater level; Hydrology; Italy; Monitoring; Nitrogen; Nitrogen removal; Organic matter; planning; Removal; Restoration; Retention; Rhizosphere; Riparian zone restoration; Rivers; Soil; soil depth; Soil layers; Soils; Specifications; streams; System effectiveness; water table; Italy; Nitrogen removal; Common Agricultural Policy; Organic matter; Riparian zone restoration; Groundwater level

•Hydrological dynamics and nitrogen transformation in a restored buffer strip.•The key role of groundwater depth.•Comparison with other sites realized following the Cross-compliance stand 5.2.•Bringing together science and policy for a better management of buffer strips.•Linking river incision proce...