Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization and climate change on stream ecosystems: From impacts to management options

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 154-163

  Nelson, Kären C ^a   Palmer, Margaret A ^a,b   Pizzuto, James E ^c   Moglen, Glenn E ^d   Angermeier, Paul L ^e   Hilderbrand, Robert H ^b   Dettinger, Michael ^f   Hayhoe, Katharine ^g  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d State University   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish assemblage; Flow regime; Headwater stream; siltation; Multiple stressors; Temperature regime; Urban stream syndrome; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FISH; FORECASTING METHOD; HEADWATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; URBANIZATION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CENTRARCHIDAE; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 58249119573     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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