Predicting potential change in agricultural sediment inputs to rivers across England and Wales by 2015

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 626-637

  Collins, Adrian L ^a   Anthony, Steven G ^a   Hawley, Julia ^a   Turner, Tony ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Channel banks; Mitigation; Source apportionment; Suspended sediment; Urban sector.

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BANK EROSION; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; POINT SOURCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68549087077     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08033     Document Type: Article

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