Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-4493-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-4493-2015
Research article
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09 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 09 Nov 2015

Effects of mountain tea plantations on nutrient cycling at upstream watersheds

T.-C. Lin, P.-J. L. Shaner, L.-J. Wang, Y.-T. Shih, C.-P. Wang, G.-H. Huang, and J.-C. Huang

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We summarize our findings as follows: (1) the mountain watersheds are vulnerable to agriculture expansion; (2) proper spatial configuration of agricultural lands in mountain watersheds can mitigate the impact of agriculture on NO3- output by 70%; and (3) the reconstructed element fluxes for the watersheds indicate excessive leaching of N and P, and additional loss of N to the atmosphere via volatilization and denitrification, which likely resulted from excessive fertilizer use.