Examining water quality effects of riparian wetland loss and restoration scenarios in a southern ontario watershed

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 174, Issue , 2016, Pages 26-34

  Yang, Wanhong ^a   Liu, Yongbo ^a   Ou, Chunping ^a   Gabor, Shane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black river watershed; Hydrologic equivalent wetland; Riparian wetlands; Watershed modelling; Wetland loss; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT LOSS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WETLAND; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ONTARIO; PROCEDURES; RIVER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; ONTARIO; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

EID: 84960898804     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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