Realizing ecosystem services: Wetland hydrologic function along a gradient of ecosystem condition

Ecological Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1619-1631

  McLaughlin, Daniel L ^a   Cohen, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diurnal water level fluctuation; Ecosystem function; Evapotranspiration; Groundwater exchange; Isolated wetlands; Land use; Urban wetlands; Wetland condition assessments; Wetland hydrology; Wetland mitigation; Wetland value

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT ISLAND; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE PLANNING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MICROCLIMATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER STORAGE; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WETLAND;

FLORIDA; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WETLANDS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886497497     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1489.1     Document Type: Article

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