Phosphorus Retention and Remobilization in Vegetated Buffer Strips: A Review

• Published in: Journal of environmental quality Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 389 - 399
• Main Authors: Roberts, William M., Stutter, Marc I., Haygarth, Philip M.
• 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 01.03.2012; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural production; Algae; bioactive properties; Biodiversity; Biogeochemical cycles; conservation buffers; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Eutrophication; Microorganisms; Models, Theoretical; Motion; nonpoint source pollution; particulates; phosphorus; Phosphorus - analysis; Phosphorus - chemistry; Phosphorus - metabolism; Plants - chemistry; Plants - metabolism; Retention; soil; Studies; Surface water; Vegetation; Water pollution; Water quality; United Kingdom > UK

Diffuse pollution remains a major threat to surface waters due to eutrophication caused by phosphorus (P) transfer from agricultural land. Vegetated buffer strips (VBSs) are increasingly used to mitigate diffuse P losses from agricultural land, having been shown to reduce particulate P transfer. How...