History of land cover change and biogeochemical impacts in the Choptank River basin in the mid-Atlantic region of the US

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3683-3703

  Fisher, Thomas R ^a   Benitez, Jorge A ^a   Lee, Kuang Yao ^a   Sutton, Adrienne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; DEFORESTATION; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; HISTORY; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURALIZATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL IMPACTS; LAND COVER; RIVER BASIN;

LAND USE;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EUTROPHICATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRIBUTARY; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; FORESTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY; LAND USE; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; CHOPTANK RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 33749254039     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500500383     Document Type: Article

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