Global perspectives on the urban stream syndrome

Freshwater Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 412-420

  Booth, Derek B ^a   Roy, Allison H ^b   Smith, Benjamin ^c   Capps, Krista A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Ecosystem; Regional; Restoration; Urban streams

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAM CHANNEL; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 84960939082     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/684940     Document Type: Review

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