Assessing a decade of phosphorus management in the Lake Mendota, Wisconsin watershed and scenarios for enhanced phosphorus management

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-253

  Kara, Emily L ^a   Heimerl, Chad ^a   Killpack, Tess ^b   van de Bogert, Matthew C ^b   Yoshida, Hiroko ^b   Carpenter, Stephen R ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication Lake Mendota; Mass balance; Nutrient management; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LAKE WATER; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATERSHED;

LAKE MENDOTA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

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EID: 84858753457     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0215-6     Document Type: Article

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