Hindcasting of nutrient loadings from its catchment on a highly valuable coastal lagoon: the example of the Fleet, Dorset, UK, 1866–2004

Table 9 Export coefficients for agricultural and other land use in the catchment of the Fleet Lagoon (after [4], [44], [50], [51] and [54]).

Agricultural use	Inorganic nitrogen fertiliser application rate (kg N ha-1 yr-1)	Nitrogen	Phosphorus
		%
All cereals		12	2.5
Arable	>120	30	4.2
	60–120	20
	30–60	7
	<30	3
Temporary grass		5	1.5
Permanent grass		5	1.5
Market Gardening		20	4.2
		kg ha-1 yr-1
Rough grazing		13
Setaside			2
All other agricultural land		n.a.
Undisclosed crops/land use

Loss coefficients for agricultural land are based on % of total amount of fertiliser applied, but on absolute rates for other land use types.