Using AnnAGNPS to predict the effects of tile drainage control on nutrient and sediment loads for a river basin

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 629-641

  Que, Z ^a   Seidou, O ^a   Droste, R L ^a   Wilkes, G ^b   Sunohara, M ^b   Topp, E ^b   Lapen, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DISSOLUTION; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL NONPOINT SOURCES; CONTROLLED TILE DRAINAGES; DISCHARGE REDUCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PHOSPHORUS LOADS; POLLUTANT LOADINGS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

CATCHMENTS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED TILE DRAINAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; GROWING SEASON; LAND USE; NUTRIENT; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84925396576     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.06.0246     Document Type: Article

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