Ecological success in stream restoration: Case studies from the midwestern United States

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-255

  Alexander, Gretchen G ^a   Allan, J David ^b  

^a Vermont Agency of Natural Resources   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; In stream habitat; Riparian; River; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; RIVER RESTORATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ECOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT DESIGN; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MICHIGAN; OHIO; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WISCONSIN;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34547092939     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-006-0064-6     Document Type: Article

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