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A field methodology for quantifying phosphorus transfer and delivery to streams in first order agricultural catchments

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A field methodology for quantifying phosphorus transfer and delivery to streams in first order agricultural catchments. / Deasy, Clare E.; Heathwaite, A. Louise; Brazier, R. E.
In: Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 350, No. 3-4, 28.02.2008, p. 329-338.

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Deasy, CE, Heathwaite, AL & Brazier, RE 2008, 'A field methodology for quantifying phosphorus transfer and delivery to streams in first order agricultural catchments', Journal of Hydrology, vol. 350, no. 3-4, pp. 329-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.037

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Deasy, C. E., Heathwaite, A. L., & Brazier, R. E. (2008). A field methodology for quantifying phosphorus transfer and delivery to streams in first order agricultural catchments. Journal of Hydrology, 350(3-4), 329-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.037

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Deasy CE, Heathwaite AL, Brazier RE. A field methodology for quantifying phosphorus transfer and delivery to streams in first order agricultural catchments. Journal of Hydrology. 2008 Feb 28;350(3-4):329-338. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.037

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Deasy, Clare E. ; Heathwaite, A. Louise ; Brazier, R. E. / A field methodology for quantifying phosphorus transfer and delivery to streams in first order agricultural catchments. In: Journal of Hydrology. 2008 ; Vol. 350, No. 3-4. pp. 329-338.

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abstract = "An understanding of the relative importance of different hydrological pathways in phosphorus delivery from land to water is currently constrained by a lack of appropriate methods available to quantify the delivery process. New monitoring tools are needed which will provide a framework for understanding phosphorus (P) transfer and delivery at a range of scales in agricultural catchments. A field methodology incorporating the techniques of event-based, on-site observation and sampling within a flexible, non-plot based structure is described and applied to a first order stream catchment in Southern England, UK. The results show that P transfers to the stream reach monitored were dominated by inputs from one field drain, and that overland flow inputs, despite being directly connected to the stream and containing higher P concentrations (maximum 3708 μg l−1), contributed less to the stream P flux. The processes of P transfer and delivery to the stream were complex, changing both within flow pathways and temporally over an event.",
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