Using watershed function as the leading indicator for water quality

Water Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 850-858

  Aron, Joan L ^a   Hall, Robert K ^b   Philbin, Michael J ^c   Schafer, Robin J ^b  

^a Aron Environmental Consulting   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean water act; Ecosystem function; Indicator; Monitoring; Nonpoint source; Riparian; Sustainability; Upland; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885200795     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2013.111     Document Type: Article

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