Combining precision conservation technologies into a flexible framework to facilitate agricultural watershed planning

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Tomer, Mark D ^a   Porter, Sarah A ^a   James, David E ^a   Boomer, Kathleen M B ^b   Kostel, Jill A ^c   McLellan, Eileen ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c Wetlands Initiative   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LANDOWNER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WATERSHED;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883429830     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.68.5.113A     Document Type: Article

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