Restoration management of phosphorus pollution on lowland fen peatlands: A data evidence review from the Somerset Levels and Moors

• Published in: Agricultural water management Vol. 287; p. 108419
• Main Authors: Comber, Sean, Lunt, Paul, Taylor, Mark, Underwood, Natasha, Crocker, Ry, Schindler, Rob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: agricultural runoff; algae; Araceae; bioavailability; data collection; ecosystems; England; eutrophication; Fen peatland; freshwater; intensive farming; land management; nitrogen; peat; peatlands; Phosphate; phosphorus; phytomass; Pollution; Ramsar; sediments; soil; Somerset Levels and Moors; wastewater; water management; water quality; Wet agriculture; England; Somerset Levels and Moors; Ramsar; Wet agriculture; Pollution; Fen peatland; Phosphate

Eutrophication of wetlands caused by urban, industrial and agricultural run-off is an important environmental problem. Eutrophication is characterized by excessive plant and algal growth due to the increased availability of one or more growth “limiting nutrients”, in freshwater generally considered...