Quantifying phosphorus retention and release in rivers and watersheds using extended End-Member Mixing Analysis (E-EMMA)

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 492-504

  Jarvie, Helen P ^a   Neal, Colin ^a   Withers, Paul J A ^b   Baker, David B ^c   Richards, R Peter ^c   Sharpley, Andrew N ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE; MIXING; PHOSPHORUS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; EMPIRICAL METHOD; END-MEMBER MIXING ANALYSIS; IN-STREAM PROCESS; PHOSPHORUS RETENTION; VERSATILE TOOLS; WATERSHED AREAS;

RIVERS;

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; LAND USE; RIVER; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952928147     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0298     Document Type: Article

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