Use of Maryland Biological Stream Survey data to determine effects of agricultural riparian buffers on measures of biological stream health

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 1-19

  Barker, Linda S ^a   Felton, Gary K ^b   Russek Cohen, Estelle ^b  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Benthic macro invertebrate; Best management practice; Biocriteria; Buffer; Chesapeake Bay; IBI; Land use; Maryland; Non point sourcepollution; Rapid bioassessment; Regression tree modeling; Riparian; Stream; Water quality

Indexed keywords

LAND MANAGEMENT; MARYLAND BIOLOGICAL STREAM SURVEY (MBSS); MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION (MLR); RAPID BIOASSESSMENT; RIPARIAN BUFFERS;

CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE;

WATER;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CATCHMENT; COASTAL PLAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FISH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; MARYLAND;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

IBIS;

EID: 33747472948     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-7721-3     Document Type: Article

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