Multivariate analysis of paired watershed data to evaluate agricultural best management practice effects on stream water phosphorus

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1087-1101

  Bishop, Patricia L ^a   Hively, W Dean ^b   Stedinger, Jery R ^c   Rafferty, Michael R ^a   Lojpersberger, Jeffrey L ^a   Bloomfield, Jay A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANURES; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP); TOTAL DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS (TDP); WATER PHOSPHORUS; WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION;

WATERSHEDS;

PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; EUTROPHICATION; GRAZING; MANURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; DAIRYING; EUTROPHICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SHEDS;

EID: 18744397850     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0194     Document Type: Article

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