Trends in nutrients

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 263-293

  Heathwaite, A Louise ^a   Johnes, Penny J ^b   Peters, Norman E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Atmospheric deposition; Fertilizers; Manures; Nitrogen compounds; Phosphorus; Waste water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT TRENDS; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER QUALITY; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030497672     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(199602)10:2<263::AID-HYP441>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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