Source apportionment and retention of nutrients and organic matter in the Merkys River basin in southern Lithuania

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Povilaitis, Arvydas ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

MESAW; Nutrients; Organic matter; Retention; Source apportionment; The merkys river

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; LAND USE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MESAW; ORGANIC MATTER; RETENTION; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; THE MERKYS RIVER;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

EID: 57349171879     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-6897.2008.16.195-204     Document Type: Article

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