Nutrient losses in runoff from grassland and shrubland habitats in southern New Mexico: II. Field plots

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-86

  Schlesinger, William H ^a   Ward, T J ^b   Anderson, John ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouteloua eriopoda; Chihuahuan Desert; Desertification; Hydrology; Larrea tridentata; Nitrogen; Nutrient budgets; Phosphorus; Runoff

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NUTRIENT LOSS; RUNOFF; SOIL FERTILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034066954     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006246126915     Document Type: Article

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