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ABSTRACT:
In this research brief we present data from water quality monitoring conducted between October 2000 and September 2004, to demonstrate the way that agricultural land use influences phosphorus concentrations in streams and rivers. We discuss the nature of phosphorus pollution from agriculture along the Central Coast, examine the implications of these data for agricultural regulations, and offer suggestions for reducing phosphorus losses from farmlands.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Marc Los Huertos, Claire Phillips, and Carol Shennan, "Land Use and Phosphorus Levels in the Elkhorn Slough and Pajaro River Watersheds" (March 1, 2006). Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems. Research Briefs. Paper brief_no8.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/casfs/rb/brief_no8