Modelling phosphorus dynamics in multi-branch river systems: A study of the Black River, Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2011, Pages 315-323

  Whitehead, P G ^a   Jin, L ^b   Baulch, H M ^c   Butterfield, D A ^d   Oni, S K ^c   Dillon, P J ^c   Futter, M ^e   Wade, A J ^d   North, R ^c   O'Connor, E M ^f   Jarvie, H P ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^f Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority   (Canada)

^g CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branched river; INCA P; Lake Simcoe; Management practises; Phosphorus loading; Water quality modelling

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GROWTH; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTISES; BLACK RIVER; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HIGH RATE; INCA-P; LAKE SIMCOE; LAND-USE CHANGE; NUTRIENT EXPORT; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; ONTARIO; ONTARIO , CANADA; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; PHOSPHORUS LOADS; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; RIVER NETWORK; RIVER SYSTEMS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER EUTROPHICATION; WATER QUALITY MODELLING;

CATCHMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ALGAL BLOOM; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND USE CHANGE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; RIVER SYSTEM; TRIBUTARY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; INTEGRATED CATCHMENT PHOSPHORUS; LAKE SEDIMENT; LAND USE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPRING; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WINTER;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ONTARIO; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; LAKE SIMCOE; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ALGAE;

EID: 84855824519     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.073     Document Type: Article

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