Relative effects of geographically isolated wetlands on streamflow: A watershed-scale analysis

Ecohydrology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-38

  Golden, Heather E ^a   Sander, Heather A ^b   Lane, Charles R ^a   Zhao, Chang ^b   Price, Katie ^c   D'Amico, Ellen ^d   Christensen, Jay R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographically isolated wetlands; Hydrologic connectivity; Hydrology; Spatial stream network model; Watershed; Watershed model; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DECISION MAKING; HYDROLOGY; SANITARY SEWERS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

HYDROLOGIC CONNECTIVITY; ISOLATED WETLANDS; PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; STREAM NETWORKS; WATERSHED MODELING; WATERSHED-SCALE HYDROLOGY;

SURFACE WATERS;

EID: 84955645497     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1608     Document Type: Article

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