Water quality effects of simulated conservation practice scenarios in the Little River Experimental watershed

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 463-473

  Cho, J ^a   Vellidis, G ^b   Bosch, D D ^c   Lowrance, R ^c   Strickland, T ^c  

^a NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative scenarios; Buffer; Conservation practices; Nutrients; Riparian forest; Sediment; Soil and water assessment tool (SWAT); Water quality

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST COVER; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NITROGEN; NONLINEARITY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; PRIORITIZATION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEDIMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

GEORGIA; LITTLE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650033966     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.6.463     Document Type: Article

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