Determination of nitrogen reduction levels necessary to reach groundwater quality targets in large river basins: The Weser basin case study, Germany

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-78

  Wendland, F ^a   Behrendt, H ^b   Gomann H ^c   Hirt, U ^b   Kreins, P ^c   Kuhn, U ^d   Kunkel, R ^a   Tetzlaff, B ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^d River Basin Commission Weser (FGG)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catchment modelling; EU water framework directive; Integrative agro economic hydrologic model network; Maximal permissible nitrogen surplus levels; Nitrate concentration in percolation water; Nitrate leaching

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EUROPEAN UNION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NITRATE; PERCOLATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER BASIN; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WESER BASIN;

EID: 70349567000     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9248-9     Document Type: Article

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