Nested-Scale Nutrient Flux in a Mixed-Land-Use Urbanizing Watershed

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1475-1490

  Zeiger, Sean J ^a   Hubbart, Jason A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed land use; Nitrogen; Nutrient yield; Phosphorus; Urbanization; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MIXED LAND USE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; URBANIZATION;

LAND USE;

EID: 84964374711     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10716     Document Type: Article

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