Effects of sediment removal and surrounding land use on carbon and nitrogen storage in playas and watersheds in the Rainwater Basin region of Nebraska

Eroded soil from cropland watersheds is deposited as sediment into depressional wetlands such as playas degrading their ability to provide ecosystem services. Sediment removal from these degraded playa wetlands restores water storage volume. However, the effects of this restoration practice on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations and C sequestration potential in playas has not been determined. One of the most important wetland systems and...