Preferential pathways of phosphorus movement from agricultural land to water bodies in the canadian great lakes basin: A predictive tool

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-374

  Allaire, Suzanne Edith ^a   van Bochove, Eric ^b   Denault, Jean Thomas ^b   Dadfar, Humaira ^c   Thériault, Georges ^b   Charles, Anais ^d   de Jong, Reinder ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burrow flow; Crack flow; Finger flow; Lateral flow; Macropore flow; Phosphorus transport; Risk assessment; Risk indicators; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; MACROPORE; PHOSPHORUS; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEXTURE; TILE DRAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES BASIN; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79960393838     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss09121     Document Type: Article

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