Urban evolution: The role of water

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 4063-4087

  Kaushal, Sujay S ^a   McDowell, William H ^b   Wollheim, Wilfred M ^b   Johnson, Tamara A Newcomer ^a   Mayer, Paul M ^c   Belt, Kenneth T ^d   Penninov, Michael J ^e  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergent urban evolution; Transitional ecosystems; Urban adaptation; Urban calcium cycle; Urban karst; Urban succession; Urban watershed continuum

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

CONVERGENT URBAN EVOLUTION; URBAN ADAPTATION; URBAN CALCIUM CYCLE; URBAN KARST; URBAN SUCCESSION; URBAN WATERSHED;

ECOLOGY;

CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; KARST; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEWAGE; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING; WATERSHED;

EID: 84940377196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w7084063     Document Type: Review

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