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Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing Cropland Nutrient Deliveries to the Gulf of Mexico

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  • Ribaudo, Marc
  • Marshall, Elizabeth
  • Aillery, Marcel

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Every summer, a hypoxic zone forms in the Gulf of Mexico, where dissolved oxygen is too low for many aquatic species to survive. This zone is fueled in part by nitrogen and phosphorus flowing from cropland in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin. Simulations suggest the least-cost strategy for reducing agricultural nutrient flow to the Gulf would involve a diverse mix of conservation practices.

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  • Ribaudo, Marc & Marshall, Elizabeth & Aillery, Marcel, 2018. "Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing Cropland Nutrient Deliveries to the Gulf of Mexico," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 0(08), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersaw:302653
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302653
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    1. Xu, Yuelu & Elbakidze, Levan, 2021. "Integrated assessment of N runoff in the Gulf of Mexico: an application of spatially explicit partial equilibrium and HAWQS models," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 313917, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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