Phosphorus and sediment transfers in a grassland river catchment

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-212

  Douglas, Richard W ^a   Menary, Wayne ^a   Jordan, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchments; Iron; Manganese; Phosphorus; Suspended sediments

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; ENTRAINMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRASSLAND; HYPERTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; IRON; LOW FLOW; MANGANESE; MASS BALANCE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WASTEWATER;

BLACKWATER RIVER [WESTERN EUROPE]; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847292809     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9057-3     Document Type: Article

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