Nutrient Removal Potential of Headwater Wetlands in Coastal Plains of Alabama, USA

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 15; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Isik, Sabahattin, Haas, Henrique, Kalin, Latif, Hantush, Mohamed M, Nietch, Christopher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.07.2023
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Biogeochemistry; Coastal plains; Coasts; Constructed wetlands; Ecosystems; Hydrology; Nitrogen; Nonpoint source pollution; Nutrient removal; Pollutants; Runoff; Soil erosion; Stream flow; Surface water; SWAT; uncertainty; Water quality; water quantity/quality prediction; Watershed management; watershed modeling; Watersheds; wetland modeling; Wetlands; WetQual; Alabama; United States > US; Mobile Bay; SWAT; Fish River; WetQual; watershed modeling; wetland modeling; uncertainty; water quantity/quality prediction

Headwater streams drain over 70% of the land in the United States with headwater wetlands covering 6.59 million hectares. These ecosystems are important landscape features in the southeast United States, with underlying effects on ecosystem health, water yield, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and wa...