Nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes from watersheds of the northeast U.S. from 1930 to 2000: Role of anthropogenic nutrient inputs, infrastructure, and runoff

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 341-356

  Hale, Rebecca L ^a   Grimm, Nancy B ^b   Vörösmarty, Charles J ^c   Fekete, Balazs ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

nitrogen; phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HETEROGENEITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927615262     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB004909     Document Type: Article

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