Concentrations, loads, and yields of organic carbon in streams of agricultural watersheds

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1874-1883

  Kronholm, Scott ^a   Capel, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL VEGETATION; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PLANT MATTER; TERRESTRIAL RESERVOIRS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; SOIL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84869453336     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0045     Document Type: Article

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