A spatial multi-criteria planning scheme for evaluating riparian buffer restoration priorities

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-164

  Zhao, Peng ^a   Xia, Beicheng ^a   Hu, Yanfang ^a   Yang, Yajun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buffer restoration priorities; Multi criteria analysis; Non point source pollution; Riparian buffers; SWAT model

Indexed keywords

BUFFER RESTORATION PRIORITIES; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; SWAT MODEL;

FUNCTION EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOINDICATOR; GIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPATIAL PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; LIUXI BASIN;

EID: 84874521506     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.01.037     Document Type: Article

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