Temporal and spatial patterns of wetland extent influence variability of surface water connectivity in the Prairie Pothole Region, United States

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 805-824

  Vanderhoof, Melanie K ^a   Alexander, Laurie C ^b   Todd, M Jason ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographically isolated wetlands; Interannual variability; Landsat; Prairie Pothole Region; Wetland inundation; Wetland stream connectivity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONNECTIVITY; LANDSAT; RUNOFF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM CHANNEL; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961061802     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-015-0290-5     Document Type: Article

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