Antropogenic input of nitrogen and riverine export from a Mediterranean catchment. The Celone, a temporary river case study

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 187, Issue , 2017, Pages 190-199

  De Girolamo, Anna Maria ^a   Balestrini, Raffaella ^b   D'Ambrosio, Ersilia ^a,c   Pappagallo, Giuseppe ^a   Soana, Elisa ^d   Lo Porto, Antonio ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean catchment; N balance; N export; Point and non point sources of N; Temporary river

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; CROPS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA HANDLING; FERTILIZERS; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; MEDITERRANEAN CATCHMENT; MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHEDS; N BALANCE; NON-POINT SOURCE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CATCHMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LOW FLOW; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PERCOLATION; POINT SOURCE; RIVER FLOW; SURFACE WATER;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85016510976     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2017.03.025     Document Type: Article

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