Agricultural conservation planning framework: 2. Classification of riparian buffer design types with application to assess and map stream corridors

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 768-779

  Tomer, M D ^a   Boomer, K M B ^b   Porter, S A ^a   Gelder, B K ^c   James, D E ^a   McLellan, E ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; CONSERVATION; GROUNDWATER; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; HEADWATER WATERSHEDS; RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTS; SHALLOW WATER TABLES;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TABLE; WATERSHED;

EID: 84929470190     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.09.0387     Document Type: Article

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