Impacts of agri-environmental policy on land use and nitrogen leaching in Finland

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 130-144

  Lehtonen, Heikki ^a   Rankinen, Katri ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agricultural economics; Agricultural production; Hydrological modeling; Nutrient leaching

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CEREAL; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FINLAND; FODDER CROP; FOOD INDUSTRY; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; LEACHING; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN LEACHING; PEA; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SUGAR BEET; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

EID: 84924137140     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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