Testing the field of dreams hypothesis: Functional responses to urbanization and restoration in stream ecosystems

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1972-1988

  Sudduth, Elizabeth B ^a   Hassett, Brooke A ^a   Cada, Peter ^a,b   Bernhardt, Emily S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic organic matter; Ecosystem functions; Nitrate uptake; Stream ecosystem metabolism; Stream restoration; Transient storage; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; METABOLISM; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; POLICY; REVIEW; RIVER; WATER POLLUTION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; RIVERS; URBAN RENEWAL; WATER POLLUTION;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051624720     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0653.1     Document Type: Review

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