Development of environmental thresholds for streams in agricultural watersheds

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Chambers, P A ^a   Culp, J M ^b   Roberts, E S ^a   Bowerman, M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVABLE PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; AGRICULTURAL YIELDS; AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; CHEMICAL NUTRIENTS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STATE; ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INNOVATIVE RESEARCH; IS ADOPTION; MANAGEMENT MEASURES; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUANTITIES; WATER WITHDRAWAL;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER RESOURCES;

NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; STANDARD; STREAM (RIVER); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84857080987     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0338     Document Type: Article

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