Linking hydrologic alteration to biological impairment in urbanizing streams of the Puget Lowland, Washington, USA

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 512-533

  DeGasperi, Curtis L ^a   Berge, Hans B ^a   Whiting, Kelly R ^a   Burkey, Jeff J ^a   Cassin, Jan L ^b   Fuerstenberg, Robert R ^a  

^a King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks   (United States)

^b Parametrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Environmental indicators, hydrologic metrics; Index of biological integrity; Land use land cover change; Urban streams; Urbanization; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS, HYDROLOGIC METRICS; INDEX OF BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE; URBAN STREAMS; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STORMWATER; STREAM; URBANIZATION; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; KING COUNTRY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ISLAND; PUGET LOWLAND; TARANAKI; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 63149160616     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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