The suburban stream syndrome: Evaluating land use and stream impairments in the suburbs

Physical Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-284

  Cunningham, Mary ^a   O'Reilly, Catherine ^b   Menking, Kirsten ^a   Gillikin, David ^a   Smith, Kelsey ^a   Foley, Catherine ^a   Belli, Stuart ^a   Pregnall, A ^a   Schlessman, Mark ^a   Batur, Pinar ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride; Impervious surface cover; Nitrate; Urban watersheds; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; DENITRIFICATION; HEADWATER; LAND USE; NITRATE; STREAM; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450253184     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.30.3.269     Document Type: Article

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