Habitat complexity influences fine scale hydrological processes and the incidence of stormwater runoff in managed urban ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Ossola, Alessandro ^a   Hahs, Amy Kristin ^b   Livesley, Stephen John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat complexity; Litter; Management; Soil properties; Urban hydrology; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; PARKS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS;

HABITAT COMPLEXITY; HIGH COMPLEXITY; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL PROPERTIES; LITTER; LOWER COMPLEXITY; SOIL PROPERTY; STORM WATER RUNOFF; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN HYDROLOGY;

VEGETATION;

RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; STORM WATER; SOIL;

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; LITTER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT COMPLEXITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; LITTER WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MICROAGGREGATE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL SURFACE; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; CITY; SOIL;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AUSTRALIA; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; SOIL;

EID: 84929310301     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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