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Implementing the Riparian Nitrogen Model to assess the role of riparian buffers in the Maroochy Catchment
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@MISC{Rassam_implementingthe,
author = {D. Rassam and H. Hunter},
title = {Implementing the Riparian Nitrogen Model to assess the role of riparian buffers in the Maroochy Catchment},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Riparian zones can provide a protective buffer between streams and adjacent land-based activities by removing nitrate from shallow groundwater flowing through them. Catchment-scale water-quality models are useful tools for predicting catchment behaviour under various climatic conditions and land-use scenarios. In this paper, we use the Riparian Nitrate Model (RNM) to investigate the potential role for riparian zones in the Maroochy catchment to reduce nitrate loads to streams. The RNM operates as a filter (plug-in) module within E2; the latter is a node-link catchment-scale model capable of predicting the hydrologic behaviour of catchments. We model sub-catchment processes in E2 by a
Keyphrases
maroochy catchment riparian buffer riparian nitrogen model riparian zone land-use scenario node-link catchment-scale model various climatic condition hydrologic behaviour riparian nitrate model catchment behaviour protective buffer potential role sub-catchment process shallow groundwater nitrate load useful tool catchment-scale water-quality model adjacent land-based activity
