Effects of the 1995-1997 drought on nitrate leaching in lowland England

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-123

  Morecroft, M D ^a   Burt, T P ^b   Taylor, M E ^a   Rowland, A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural land; Drought; Leaching; Monitoring; Nitrates; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; DROUGHT; LEACHING; NITRATE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND (OXFORDSHIRE); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033879281     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2000.tb00186.x     Document Type: Review

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