An agricultural drainage channel classification system for phosphorus management

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 199, Issue , 2015, Pages 207-215

  Shore, M ^a,b   Jordan, P ^c   Mellander, P E ^a   Kelly Quinn, M ^b   Melland, A R ^d  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Classification; Drainage channel; Management; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; FIELD SURVEY; HEADWATER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NAVIGATION CHANNEL; PHOSPHORUS; RETENTION; STREAM;

EID: 84907984619     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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