Assessing the impact of agricultural pressures on N and P loads and eutrophication risk

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 396-407

  Dupas, Rémi ^a,b   Delmas, Magalie ^c   Dorioz, Jean Marcel ^d   Garnier, Josette ^e   Moatar, Florentina ^f   Gascuel Odoux, Chantal ^a,b  

^a UMR SAS   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

^d UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f Parc de Grandmont   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Eutrophication; Indicator; Mass balance model; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

MASS-BALANCE MODELING;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOINDICATOR; EUTROPHICATION; HEADWATER; MASS BALANCE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

FRANCE;

EID: 84907546113     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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