Sustainability of UK forestry: Contemporary issues for the protection of freshwaters, a conclusion

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 589-595

  Neal, C ^a   Ormerod, S J ^b   Langan, S J ^c   Nisbet, T R ^d   Roberts, J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Critical loads; Forestry; Nutrients; Stream ecology; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CRITICAL LOAD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTED CATCHMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 8644266606     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-589-2004     Document Type: Article

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