The determination of total nitrogen and total phosphorus concentrations in freshwaters from land use, stock headage and population data: Testing of a model for use in conservation and water quality management

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 451-473

  Johnes, Penny ^a,c   Moss, Brian ^a   Phillips, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b National Rivers Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; EUTROPHICATION; MODELLING APPROACH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT PREDICTION; PHOSPHORUS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030304953     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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