Temporal and spatial trends in nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the watershed of the Altamaha River, Georgia, USA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-249

  Schaefer, Sylvia C ^a   Alber, Merryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altamaha River; Nitrogen budgets; Nutrient inputs; Phosphorus budgets; Spatial distribution; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATERSHED;

ALTAMAHA RIVER; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35948953493     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9155-6     Document Type: Article

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