Evaluation of contrasting buffer features within an agricultural landscape for reducing sediment and sediment-associated phosphorus delivery to surface waters

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 165-175

  Owens, P N ^a,c   Duzant, J H ^a   Deeks, L K ^a   Wood, G A ^a   Morgan, R P C ^a   Collins, A J ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Buffer features; Particle size; Phosphorus; Sediment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BUFFER ZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PARRETT RIVER; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548314573     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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