The effects of multiple beneficial management practices on hydrology and nutrient losses in a small watershed in the Canadian Prairies

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1627-1642

  Li, Sheng ^a,d   Elliott, Jane A ^b   Tiessen, Kevin H D ^a,e   Yarotski, James ^c   Lobb, David A ^a   Flaten, Don N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^e INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEEF CATTLE; CANADIAN PRAIRIE; COLD CLIMATE; GRASSED WATERWAYS; HOLDING POND; HUMID REGIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANITOBA , CANADA; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; RAINFALL EVENT; RIPARIAN ZONES; SMALL WATERSHEDS; SNOWMELT; SUBWATERSHEDS;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAKES; LANDFORMS; RAIN; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

NUTRIENTS;

RAIN; RUNOFF; TRACE ELEMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ARTICLE; BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; HYDROLOGY; POND; PRAIRIE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; WATER FLOW;

MANITOBA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 80053084302     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0054     Document Type: Article

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