Published online 5 April 2007
Published in J Environ Qual 36:694-708 (2007)
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0175
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Controls on Catchment-Scale Patterns of Phosphorus in Soil, Streambed Sediment, and Stream Water
Marcel van der Perka,*,
Philip N. Owensb,
Lynda K. Deeksb,
Barry G. Rawlinsc,
Philip M. Haygarthd and
Keith J. Bevene
a Dep. of Physical Geography, Utrecht Univ., P.O. Box 80 115, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
b National Soil Resources Inst., Cranfield Univ., North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK
c British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK
d Cross Institute Programme for Sustainable Soil Function, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER), North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK
e Dep. of Environmental Science, Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK

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Fig. 2. Partitioning of the variation of a response variable y among two sets of explanatory variables. The entire square represents the total variation in y (adapted from Legendre and Legendre, 1998).
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Fig. 3. Partitioning of the variation of (a) log-transformed soil total P and (b) log-transformed soil Olsen P. The total surface areas of the big squares represent 100%.
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Fig. 5. Streambed sediment total P concentrations (g kg1) predicted from soil total P concentrations using the P transport model.
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Fig. 6. Partitioning of the variation of streambed sediment P. The total surface area of the big square represents 100%.
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Fig. 7. Partitioning of the variation of stream water TP (<0.45). The shaded areas represent negative contributions to the variation. The total surface of the white area represents 100%.
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