Applying thresholds to forecast potential biodiversity loss from human development

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1009-1016

  Hilderbrand, Robert H ^a   Utz, Ryan M ^b   Stranko, Scott A ^c   Raesly, Richard L ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic macroinvertebrates; ecological thresholds; impervious surface; land cover change; urbanization

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FORECASTING METHOD; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; LAND COVER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; STREAMWATER; THRESHOLD; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

MARYLAND; POTAPSCO BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954874960     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-138.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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