Publications by authors named "Elaheh White"
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- River basin-scale wetland restoration could help reduce nitrogen pollution in water, but the extent of this reduction is uncertain due to variations in wetland characteristics and locations.
- The study simulated over 3,600 scenarios in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, finding that wetland restoration can indeed lower nitrate levels, but the effectiveness varies widely—from a 3% to 42% reduction—depending on specific conditions.
- These findings suggest that general claims about wetland benefits might oversimplify the complex factors influencing water quality improvements and call for a better understanding of wetland conditions in large river basins.
Wetland restoration is a primary management option for removing surplus nitrogen draining from agricultural landscapes. However, wetland capacity to mitigate nitrogen losses at large river-basin scales remains uncertain. This is largely due to a limited number of studies that address the cumulative and dynamic effects of restored wetlands across the landscape on downstream nutrient conditions.
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