Influence of catchment-scale military land use on stream physical and organic matter variables in small Southeastern Plains catchments (USA)

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 677-691

  Maloney, Kelly O ^a   Mulholland, Patrick J ^b   Feminella, Jack W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BPOM; Coarse woody debris; Land use; Landscape; Military training; Stream; Streambed instability; Streambed particle size

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MILITARY BASES; SOILS;

BENTHIC PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER (BPOM); COARSE WOOD DEBRIS (CWD); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); MILITARY LAND USE;

CATCHMENTS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MILITARY LAND; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STREAMWATER; WOODY DEBRIS;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOREST; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAND BIOME; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEORGIA; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVERS; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON; DISSOLVING; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; SOIL;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21244471598     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-4212-6     Document Type: Article

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