Integrated measures of anthropogenic stress in the U.S. Great Lakes basin

Environmental Management

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 631-647

  Danz, Nicholas P ^a   Niemi, Gerald J ^a   Regal, Ronald R ^a   Hollenhorst, Tom ^a   Johnson, Lucinda B ^a   Hanowski, JoAnn M ^a   Axler, Richard P ^a   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^b   Hrabik, Thomas ^a   Brady, Valerie J ^a   Kelly, John R ^c   Morrice, John A ^c   Brazner, John C ^d   Howe, Robert W ^e   Johnston, Carol A ^f   Host, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Inland Waters Ecoservices   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^f SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic stress; Coastal ecosystems; GIS; Great Lakes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC STRESS; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; GREAT LAKES;

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; DATABASE; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND COVER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIRD; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STRESS; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FISHES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREAT LAKES REGION; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE MICHIGAN; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 34247370628     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-005-0293-0     Document Type: Article

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