Principles for urban stormwater management to protect stream ecosystems

Freshwater Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 398-411

  Walsh, Christopher J ^a   Booth, Derek B ^b   Burns, Matthew J ^a   Fletcher, Tim D ^a   Hale, Rebecca L ^c   Hoang, Lan N ^d   Livingston, Grant ^e   Rippy, Megan A ^f   Roy, Allison H ^g   Scoggins, Mateo ^h   Wallace, Angela ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^h Watershed Protection Department City of Austin   (United States)

ⁱ Toronto Region Conservation Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Management; Stream protection; Stream restoration; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SUBURBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84960850285     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/685284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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