The driving forces for nitrogen and phosphorus flows in the food chain of China, 1980 to 2010

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 962-971

  Hou, Y ^a   Ma, L ^b,c   Gao, Z L ^a   Wang, F H ^b   Sims, J T ^d   Ma, W Q ^a   Zhang, F S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCTION; DIETARY TRANSITIONS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; RAPID URBANIZATIONS;

ANIMALS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

URBAN GROWTH;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER; MANURE;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPLAND; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HARVESTING; MANURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; POPULATION GROWTH; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CHINA; FOOD CHAIN; MANURE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84881483756     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0489     Document Type: Article

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