Effect of Vegetation Clearing on the Nitrogen Cycle and Water Resource Quality in South Africa

  • Rusinga F
  • Israel S
  • Tredoux G
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Clearing nitrogen-rich vegetation is known to result in increased mineralization and consequently to generate nitrate pools in excess of biota requirements. Nitrate from this pool can potentially leach into water resources. Nitrates in water pose a risk to humans and...

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Rusinga, F., Israel, S., & Tredoux, G. (2008). Effect of Vegetation Clearing on the Nitrogen Cycle and Water Resource Quality in South Africa. In Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture (pp. 99–100). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8252-8_34

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