Long-term simulation of effects of energy crop cultivation on nitrogen leaching and surface water quality in Saxony/Germany

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-261

  Gebel, Michael ^a   Halbfass, Stefan ^a   Bürger, Stephan ^a   Lorz, Carsten ^b  

^a GALF Gesellschaft für Angewandte Landschaftsforschung bR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WEIHENSTEPHAN TRIESDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy crop; Leaching; Nitrogen; Saxony; STOFFBILANZ; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875463556     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-012-0330-5     Document Type: Article

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