Evaluation of phosphorus indices after twenty years of science and development

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1703-1710

  Nelson, Nathan O ^a   Shober, Amy L ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CONTINUED USE; DATA SETS; LOSS ESTIMATES; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PHOSPHORUS INDICES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SMALL WATERSHEDS; SOURCE AREA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PAPER; PHOSPHORUS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF;

PHOSPHORUS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PHOSPHORUS INDEX; SIMULATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PHOSPHORUS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84869430688     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0342     Document Type: Article

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