Effects of climate on the expression of the urban stream syndrome

Freshwater Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 421-428

  Hale, Rebecca L ^a,e   Scoggins, Mateo ^b   Smucker, Nathan J ^c   Suchy, Amanda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Diversity; Ecosystem function; Geomorphology; Habitat; Hydrology; Impervious cover; Stormwater; Urban; Urban stream syndrome; Water infrastructure

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBAN CLIMATE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84960906093     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/684594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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