Predicting the export and concentrations of organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in boreal lakes by catchment characteristics and land use: A practical approach

Ambio

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 933-945

  Palviainen, Marjo ^a   Laurén, Ari ^b   Launiainen, Samuli ^b   Piirainen, Sirpa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon; Land use; Organic nitrogen; Organic phosphorus; Specific export coefficient; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIODEGRADATION; CATCHMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; DOLOMITE; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE WATER; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTODEGRADATION; SURFACE WATER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY;

FINLAND;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FORECASTING; FOREST; LAKE; PROCEDURES; SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FORECASTING; FORESTS; LAKES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHORUS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84973128294     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0789-2     Document Type: Article

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