Efficiencies of forestry best management practices for reducing sediment and nutrient losses in the Eastern United States

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 245-249

  Edwards, Pamela J ^a   Williard, Karl W J ^b  

^a Northern Research Station   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harvesting; Nitrogen; Paired watersheds; Phosphorus; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; FORESTED WATERSHEDS; LITERATURE SEARCH; NITRATE NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOADS; NUTRIENT LOSS; PAIRED WATERSHEDS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TOTAL NITROGEN;

DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIMBER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

NUTRIENTS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TIMBER HARVESTING;

DISSOLVING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; USA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SHEDS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954825077     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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