Field-based evaluation tool for riparian buffer zones in agricultural catchments

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-267

  Ducros, Caroline M J ^a   Joyce, Chris B ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrienvironment scheme; Buffer zone; Catchment; Evaluation method; Riparian; Water quality; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

BUFFER CIRCUITS; CATCHMENTS; EROSION; OCEAN HABITATS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRIENVIRONMENT SCHEMES; EVALUATION METHOD; RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONES; WILDLIFE HABITAT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BUFFER ZONE; CATCHMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT QUALITY; PEER REVIEW; POLICY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SCORING SYSTEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; POACEAE; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER; TREE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; EROSION; PLANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POACEAE; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; TREES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 1342284972     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-2913-x     Document Type: Article

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