Prediction of flowing water pollution on the basis of landscape metrics as a tool supporting delimitation of nitrate vulnerable zones

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-33

  Łowicki, Damian ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Landscape metrics; Multiple regression; Nitrate Vulnerable Zones; Poland; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE METRICS; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONES; POLAND; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ARABLE LAND; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BIOINDICATOR; EUTROPHICATION; FLOWERING; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NITRATE; POINT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

POLAND; WARTA BASIN;

EID: 84860509171     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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