Stream ecosystem health in rural mixed land-use watersheds

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-452

  Brisbois, Marie Claire ^a   Jamieson, Rob ^a   Gordon, Robert ^a   Stratton, Glenn ^a   Madani, Ali ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Macroinvertebrates; Stream health; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGY; EUTROPHICATION; HEALTH; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RURAL AREAS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; MACROINVERTEBRATES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; STREAM ECOSYSTEMS; STREAM HEALTH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 52649165689     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S08-016     Document Type: Article

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