Ecological benefits of riparian reforestation in urban watersheds: Study design and preliminary results

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 211-222

  Hession, W C ^a   Johnson, T E ^a   Charles, D F ^a   Hart, D D ^a   Horwitz, R J ^a   Kreeger, D A ^a   Pizzuto, J E ^b   Velinsky, D J ^a   Newbold, J D ^c   Cianfrani, C ^a   Clason, T ^a   Compton, A M ^a   Coulter, N ^a   Fuselier, L ^a   Marshall, B D ^a   Reed, J ^b  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; URBAN PLANNING; WATERSHEDS;

ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS; RIPARIAN REFORESTATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; GEOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 18844481755     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006495805300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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