Agriculture as a phosphorus source for eutrophication in the north-west European countries, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and Ireland: A review

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 5-15

  Ulen B ^a   Bechmann, M ^b   Folster J ^a   Jarvie, H P ^c   Tunney, H ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Jordforsk Norwegian Centre for Soil and Environmental Research   (Norway)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Climate; Eutrophication; North west Europe; Phosphorus loss; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHOSPHORUS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER POLLUTION; SOIL EROSION; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548302050     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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