Nitrogen application, balances and their effect on water quality in small catchments in the Nordic-Baltic countries

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 198, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-113

  Bechmann, Marianne ^a   Blicher Mathiesen, Gitte ^b   Kyllmar, Katarina ^c   Iital, Arvo ^d   Lagzdins, Ainis ^e   Salo, Tapio ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^e LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Latvia)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Fertilizer; Long term monitoring; Manure; Surplus

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT LOSS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 85027943940     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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