Parametric distance weighting of landscape influence on streams

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-438

  Van Sickle, John ^a   Burch Johnson, Colleen ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Indus Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance weighting; Flowpath; Land use; Regression modeling; Riparian; Stream ecology; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; LAND USE; PREDICTION; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAM CHANNEL; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WILLAMETTE BASIN;

EID: 43349083211     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9200-4     Document Type: Article

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