Hansen, A. T., Dolph, C. L., Foufoula-Georgiou, E., Finlay, J. C. 2018. Contribution of Wetlands to Nitrate Removal at the Watershed Scale. Nature Geoscience. MacMillan Publishers, Ltd., part of Springer Nature.

Agriculture, Best management practice, Cover crops, Cropping systems, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Streams, Streamflow, Water quality, Wetlands, Field assessment, Land cover, Land use, BMPs, Agricultural BMPs

This study evaluated the effects of wetlands on water quality in the Minnesota River Basin (a subsection of the Mississippi River Basin, U.S.) by analyzing high-resolution land cover data and water quality data. The results indicate that wetlands are approximately five times more efficient at reducing riverine nitrate concentrations than land-based nitrogen mitigation strategies (including cover cropping).