The tarland catchment initiative and its effect on stream water quality and macroinvertebrate indices

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 314-321

  Bergfur, J ^a,b   Demars, B O L ^a   Stutter, M I ^a   Langan, S J ^a   Friberg, N ^a,c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; BUFFER STRIP; CAPACITY BUILDING; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGERS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; PAIRED CATCHMENTS; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT; SOLUBLE REACTIVE P; STREAM RECOVERY; STREAM WATER QUALITY; STUDY AREAS; SUSPENDED SOLID CONCENTRATION; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TIME LAG;

BIODIVERSITY; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RUNOFF; SEPTIC TANKS; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

AMMONIA; BUFFER; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; JOINT VENTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT; SEPTIC TANK; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TARLAND CATCHMENT INITIATIVE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84858591626     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0537     Document Type: Article

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