Does control of soil erosion inhibit aquatic eutrophication?

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-146

  Ekholm, Petri ^a   Lehtoranta, Jouni ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Coastal waters; Erosion; Estuaries; Eutrophication; Iron reduction; Phosphorus; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; IRON OXIDES; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COASTAL WATERS; DO CONTROL; ERODED SOILS; FE OXIDE; IRON REDUCTION; RECEIVING WATERS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PARTICLES; SULFATE REDUCTION; WATERBODIES;

EROSION;

DITHIONITE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON; IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COASTAL WATER; DESORPTION; ELECTRON; EROSION CONTROL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; INHIBITION; IRON OXIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL EROSION; SULFATE;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; IRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; REDUCTION; REVIEW; RIVER; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE;

EID: 80053460035     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.09.010     Document Type: Review

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