Runoff water quality from manured riparian grasslands with contrasting drainage and simulated grazing pressure

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 250-260

  Butler, David M ^a   Ranells, Noah N ^a   Franklin, Dorcas H ^b   Poore, Matthew H ^a   Green Jr , James T ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage; Grazing management; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Riparian; Runoff; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COMPACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROUND COVER; MANURE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; JUNCUS CORIACEUS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM; PONTEDERIA CORDATA;

EID: 42049094223     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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