Water quality effectiveness of ditch fencing and culvert crossing in the Lake Okeechobee basin, southern Florida, USA

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1158-1163

  Shukla, S ^a   Goswami, D ^a   Graham, W D ^b   Hodges, A W ^a   Christman, M C ^b   Knowles, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle exclusion; Economic analyses; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Surface water

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CATTLE EXCLUSION; CATTLE PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE DITCHES; DRY CONDITION; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; FLORIDA , USA; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; LOAD REDUCTION; P REDUCTION; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL;

BRIDGES; CATCHMENTS; CULVERTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

CATTLE; CULVERT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LOADING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RANCHING; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 79957996624     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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