Appraisal of phosphorus and sediment transfer in three pilot areas identified for the catchment sensitive farming initiative in England: Application of the prototype PSYCHIC model

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 117-132

  Collins, A L ^a   Stromqvist, J ^a   Davison, P S ^a   Lord, E I ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment sensitive farming; Eutrophication; Mitigation; Phosphorus; Sediment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CATCHMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

COCKER RIVER; CUMBRIA; DERWENT RIVER [CUMBRIA]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; TEME RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WENSUM RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548355175     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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