Nutrient exports and land use in Australian catchments

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-183

  Young, William J ^a   Marston, Frances M ^a   Davis, J Richard ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Eutrophication; Nutrient export

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

ALGAL BLOOMS; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES; EXPORT RATE; NORTH AMERICAN; NUTRIENT EXPORT; NUTRIENT LOADS; RIVER FLOW;

EUTROPHICATION;

RAIN; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EUTROPHICATION; GEOLOGY; LAND USE; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRIENT; PLANNING; RIVER; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE;

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE; NUTRIENT EXPORT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030153386     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0043     Document Type: Article

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