Linking river, floodplain, and vadose zone hydrology to improve restoration of a coastal river affected by saltwater intrusion

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1570-1584

  Kaplan, D ^a   Munoz Carpena R ^a   Wan, Y ^b   Hedgepeth, M ^b   Zheng, F ^b   Roberts, R ^c   Rossmanith, R ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b South Florida Water Management District ^*  (United States)

^c Florida Park Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DIELECTRIC PROBE; DOWNSTREAM AREAS; ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FLORIDA; FRESHWATER FLOW; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; NASH-SUTCLIFFE COEFFICIENT; PORE WATERS; SALT TOLERANT; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGY; VEGETATION CHANGE; WATERSHED HYDROLOGY;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; LOCATION; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RESTORATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SOIL MOISTURE;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CYPRESS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST; GERMINATION; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; RIVER; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; SWAMP; TAXODIUM; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WATER FLOW; WATERSHED;

FRESH WATER; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

TAXODIUM DISTICHUM;

EID: 77955785635     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0375     Document Type: Article

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