Agriculture and Phosphorous Management The Chesapeake Bay

About this book

Using the Chesapeake Bay as an example, this volume discusses the impact and management of phosphorus in watersheds. The papers presented focus on how its role in agriculture impacts water quality. They review the new guidelines and legislation directed towards sustainable nutrient management and strategies for implementing them. Experts from a range of disciplines agricultural sciences, limnology, hydrology, extension policy and users have contributed to provide a deeper understanding of the diverse, dynamic, and complex factors controlling the impact of agricultural phosphorus management on production and water quality.

Contents

IMPACT OF PHOSPHORUS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY Phosphorus and the Chesapeake Bay, W. Matuszeski Inputs of Phosphorus to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, A. Taylor and H. Pionke Impact of Nutrient Inflows on Chesapeake Bay, W. Boynton SOURCES AND TRANSPORT OF AGRICULTURAL PHOSPHORUS WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED Phosphorus Dynamics in Soils of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Primer, F. Coale The Role of Soil Testing for Environmental Risk Assessment, T. Sims Critical Areas of Phosphorus Export from Agricultural Watersheds, W. Gburek, A. Sharpley, and G. Folmar TRANSFER OF PHOSPHORUS FROM THE FARM TO THE BAY SCALE Pathways of Phosphorus Transport, L. Hearthwaite, P. Haygarth, and R. Dils Transfer of Phosphorus from the Farm to the Bay, D. Correll, T. Jordan, and D. Weller DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED Nutrient Management: Regional Issues Affecting the Chesapeake Bay, L. Lanyon Integrating Phosphorus and Nitrogen Management at the Farm Level, D. Beegle On-Farm Management Options for Controlling Phosphorus Inputs to the Chesapeake Bay, P. Steinhilber and R. Weismiller FUTURE TRENDS FOR PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED Perspectives of Bay Users, J. Hostetter, D. Brubaker, W. Carmean, and T. Garrett Concerns and Recommendations of the Workgroups, A. Wolf, A. Sharpley, L. Ressler, T. Esser and L. Lanyon T. Esser Concluding Remarks: Future Strategies to Meet the Agricultural and Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century, A. Sharpley Abstract Presentations Index

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