Interregional variation in urbanization-induced geomorphic change and macroinvertebrate habitat colonization in headwater streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-37

  Utz, Ryan M ^a,b   Hilderbrand, Robert H ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

colonization; geomorphology; Mid Atlantic; physiography; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; COLONIZATION; ECOREGION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEADWATER; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MORPHOMETRY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PIEDMONT; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; URBANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952254793     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-007.1     Document Type: Article

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