Watershed land use and aquatic ecosystem response: Ecohydrologic approach to conservation policy

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 182-199

  Randhir, Timothy O ^a   Hawes, Ashley G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Dynamic simulation; Ecohydrology; Land use policy; Water quality; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC SPECIES; BASE-LINES; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CONSERVATION POLICIES; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; ECOHYDROLOGY; HIGH DENSITIES; HIGH LOADINGS; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; INDICATOR SPECIES; NATURAL FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL ALLOCATIONS; OVERLAND FLOWS; PEAK FLOWS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY SCENARIOS; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SEDIMENT LOADINGS; SIMULATION MODELS; SPATIAL LOCATIONS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TEMPORAL CHANGES; URBAN LANDS; WATERSHED LANDS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOHYDROLOGY; EDUCATION; INCENTIVE; LAND USE; LAND USE PLANNING; MOLLUSC; PEAK FLOW; RUNOFF; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ALASMIDONTA HETERODON;

EID: 57649244232     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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