Degradation of littoral habitats by residential development: Woody debris in lakes of the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, United States

Ambio

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 274-280

  Francis, Tessa B ^a   Schindler, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEGRADATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RIPARIAN ZONE; WOODY DEBRIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSING; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WOOD;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HOUSING; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WOOD;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845299544     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/06-R-141R2.1     Document Type: Article

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49. We thank J. Scheuerell, J. Fox, E. Seminet, J. Cloud, T.D. Francis, S. Hampton, M. Havey, S. Johnson, J. Moore, and W. Palen for field assistance. We also thank M. Scheuerell and J. Moore for their helpful comments on early versions of this article, and G. Holtgrieve for the United States map. This research was funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and IGERT (0114351) programs, and the University of Washington's College of Forest Resources, particularly its Rachel Wood's Endowed Graduate Program.
50. First submitted 13 February 2006. Accepted for publication 11 May 2006.