Abstract Changes in nitrate inputs and land management as a consequence of land use
change affect the nitrogen cycle and hydrological flow paths. Despite the high rates of
deforestation and land use change in the tropics, there is little evidence on how this affects
nitrogen cycling. This study investigates the effect of land use on stream water nitrate
dynamics in the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya's largest remaining indigenous tropical
montane forest. A 3-year dataset was generated with automatic measurement stations …