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Phosphorus management at the watershed scale: a modification of the phosphorus index

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Phosphorus management at the watershed scale: a modification of the phosphorus index. / Gburek, W. J.; Sharpley, A. N.; Heathwaite, L. et al.
In: Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2000, p. 130-144.

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Gburek, WJ, Sharpley, AN, Heathwaite, L & Folmar, GJ 2000, 'Phosphorus management at the watershed scale: a modification of the phosphorus index', Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 130-144. <https://www.agronomy.org/publications/jeq/abstracts/29/1/JEQ0290010130>

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Gburek WJ, Sharpley AN, Heathwaite L, Folmar GJ. Phosphorus management at the watershed scale: a modification of the phosphorus index. Journal of Environmental Quality. 2000;29(1):130-144.

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Gburek, W. J. ; Sharpley, A. N. ; Heathwaite, L. et al. / Phosphorus management at the watershed scale : a modification of the phosphorus index. In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 2000 ; Vol. 29, No. 1. pp. 130-144.

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title = "Phosphorus management at the watershed scale: a modification of the phosphorus index",
abstract = "We considered hydrologic and chemical factors controlling P export from a 39.5-ha mixed land use watershed in east-central Pennsylvania, focusing our evaluation on watershed vulnerability to P loss. The spatial variations of P source factors, soil P, and P inputs from fertilizer and manure were evaluated. Distribution of Mehlich-3 soil P on a 30-m grid over the watershed showed that soil P varied with land use. Soils in wooded areas had low Mehlich-3 P (<30 mg kg−1); grazed pasture had Mehlich-3 P values between 100 and 200 mg kg−1; and cropped fields receiving manure and fertilizer applications were mostly >200 mg kg−1. Phosphorus sources and transport controls on P loss were evaluated by examining in-stream P concentrations during storm hydrographs. Phosphorus concentrations decreased 50% downstream from headwaters to watershed outlet, and were more closely related to near-stream (within 60 m) distribution of high-P soils than to that of the whole watershed. This suggests that near-stream surface runoff and soil P are controlling P export from the watershed. Based on these findings, we modified the Phosphorus Index (PI), a user-oriented tool developed by the NRCS-USDA to identify critical source areas controlling P export from agricultural watersheds. The modification separately evaluates P source and transport factors, and incorporates the hydrologic return period to describe contributing areas. The modified PI was applied to the watershed to illustrate interactions between P source and transport processes controlling P export, and approaches for managing P loss.",
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