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Assessing Risk of Non-point Source Phosphorus Loss and Identifying Critical Source Areas in a Chinese Highland Agricultural Watershed
  
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KeyWord:phosphorus index; phosphorus loss; particulate phosphorus; dissolved phosphorus; critical source areas
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LI Wen-chao Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
LIU Shen Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
LEI Qiu-liang Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
ZHAI Li-mei Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
WANG Hong-yuan Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
LUO Chun-yan Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
LIU Hong-bin Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
REN Tian-zhi Institute of Agro-Environmental Protection, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China 
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Abstract:
      Based on Iowa P index model and other P index evaluation systems, a Highland Agricultural Watershed P Index Evaluation System(HAWPES) was developed and used to assess the risk of P loss and identify critical source areas by taking Fengyu River watershed, Yunnan Province as an example. Phosphorus losses in dissolved(runoff) and particulate(erosion) forms were assessed. High risk areas of P loss were located within the extent of 100 meters away from both sides of the river. Dissolved P losses mainly occurred in the farmland areas in middle and lower parts of the river, while particulate P losses happened both in farmland areas in middle and lower parts of the river and in the meadows in the upper part of the river. These results provide a basis for an effective and efficient watershed environmental management plan. The study reveals that this new P index evaluation system could be applied successfully to assessment of P loss risk and identification of critical source areas for watershed best environmental management.