Potential Stream Density in Mid-Atlantic U.S. Watersheds

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Elmore, Andrew J ^a   Julian, Jason P ^b   Guinn, Steven M ^a   Fitzpatrick, Matthew C ^a  

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

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CATCHMENT; ENTROPY; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS;

EID: 84883368815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074819     Document Type: Article

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