The role of riparian vegetation in protecting and improving chemical water quality in streams

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-277

  Dosskey, Michael G ^a   Vidon, Philippe ^b   Gurwick, Noel P ^c,d   Allan, Craig J ^e   Duval, Tim P ^f   Lowrance, Richard ^g  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biogeochemistry; Buffers; Legacy effects; Nonpoint source pollution; Resilience; Restoration; Rivers streams; Soils; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; LEGACY EFFECTS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RESILIENCE; RIVERS/STREAMS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RAILROAD CAR BUFFERS; RESTORATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; STABILIZATION; VEGETATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BUFFER ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL STABILIZATION; STREAMWATER; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EVALUATION; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLANTS; RESTORATION; RIVERS; SOIL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79960368506     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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