Recent evolution and expected changes of nutrient loads in a heavily exploited watershed: The Po River, Italy

IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports

Volumn 361, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-182

  Viaroli, Pierluigi ^a   Bartoli, Marco ^a   Castaldelli, Giuseppe ^b   Naldi, Mariachiara ^a   Nizzoli, Daniele ^a   Rossetti, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Extreme hydrological events; Livestock; Nutrient stoichiometry; Nutrients loadings; River discharge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; NUTRIENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; STOICHIOMETRY; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

EXTREME HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LIVESTOCK; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; POPULATION DENSITIES; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION;

RIVERS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DROUGHT; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

ITALY; PO BASIN;

EID: 84900408999     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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