Development of Environmental Thresholds for Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Streams

Inputs of nutrients (P and N) to freshwaters can cause excessive aquatic plant growth, depletion of oxygen, and deleterious changes in diversity of aquatic fauna. As part of a “National Agri‐Environmental Standards Initiative,” the Government of Canada committed to developing environmental threshold...

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Published in:	Journal of environmental quality Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 7 - 20
Main Authors:	Chambers, Patricia A., McGoldrick, Daryl J., Brua, Robert B., Vis, Chantal, Culp, Joseph M., Benoy, Glenn A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Inc 01-01-2012 American Society of Agronomy
Subjects:	Agricultural land Agriculture Aquatic animals Aquatic ecosystems Aquatic fauna Aquatic plants Chemistry Climate change Ecological conditions Ecological studies Ecosystem Environmental economics Environmental Monitoring - methods Environmental Monitoring - standards Eutrophication Macroinvertebrates Nitrogen - chemistry Nutrient concentrations Oxygen depletion Phosphorus - chemistry Plant growth Prairies Rivers - chemistry Rural development Water chemistry Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry Water Pollutants, Chemical - standards Water quality
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