Intra-annual variability in the contribution of tile drains to basin discharge and phosphorus export in a first-order agricultural catchment

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-182

  Macrae, M L ^a   English, M C ^b   Schiff, S L ^a   Stone, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Antecedent hydrologic conditions; Hydrology; Management practices; Season; Soluble reactive phosphorus; Tile drainage; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGIC DISCHARGE; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ANNUAL VARIATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHORUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548023072     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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