Relation of baseflow to row crop intensity in Iowa

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 433-438

  Schilling, K E ^a  

^a Iowa Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Land use; Nitrate concentrations; Row crop; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRAINAGE; LAND USE; NITRATE;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 9644270329     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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