Uneven rise in N inputs to the Lake Michigan Basin over the 20th century corresponds to agricultural and societal transitions

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 175-187

  Han, Haejin ^a   Allan, J David ^b  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchment; Lake Michigan; N export; NANI; Nitrogen; Nutrient budget; Nutrient loading; River

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORECASTING METHOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE POLLUTION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; RIVER; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

MICHIGAN BASIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860205416     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9618-7     Document Type: Article

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