Urban riparian function

Urban Ecosystem Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 253-275

  Stander, Emilie K ^a   Ehrenfeld, Joan G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ban riparian function; Ecosystem service; Nutrient removal function; Onurban riparian zone; Pollutant removal function; Riparian management; Water quality protection; Water storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929674419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr55.c13     Document Type: Chapter

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