Has urbanization changed ecological streamflow characteristics in Maine (USA)?;L'urbanisation a-t-elle changé les caractéristiques des débits écologiques dans le Maine (USA)?

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1337-1354

  Martin, Erik H ^a   Kelleher, Christa ^b   Wagener, Thorsten ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrology; land cover; land use; Maine; streamflow; urbanization

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LAND COVER; LOW LEVEL; MAINE; POPULATION DATA; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RURAL WATERSHEDS; STREAMFLOW IMPACT; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN WATERSHED; URBANIZATION;

ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; STREAM FLOW; URBAN GROWTH; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

DETECTION METHOD; FLOW FIELD; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RURAL AREA; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867281887     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.707318     Document Type: Article

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