Modeling global nutrient export from watersheds

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-202

  Kroeze, Carolien ^a,b   Bouwman, Lex ^c,d   Seitzinger, Sybil ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REDFIELD RATIO; RIVER WATER; SANITATION; TROPICAL REGION; WATERSHED;

EID: 84860634374     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.009     Document Type: Review

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