Hydrologic variation with land use across the contiguous United States: Geomorphic and ecological consequences for stream ecosystems

Geomorphology

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 264-285

  Poff, N LeRoy ^a   Bledsoe, Brian P ^b   Cuhaciyan, Christopher O ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Fluvial geomorphology; Hydroecology; Hydrologic alteration; Land use; Stream ecosystem

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE; WATERSHED;

EID: 33748483255     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.06.032     Document Type: Article

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