Agriculture as a source of phosphorus for eutrophication in southern Europe

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 25-35

  Torrent, J ^a   Barberis, E ^b   Gil Sotres, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Mediterranean; Phosphorus runoff; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; EUTROPHICATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL EROSION; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547936670     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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