Effects of urban development on stream ecosystems in nine metropolitan study areas across the United States
Subtitle: the quality of our nation's waters
By: by James F. Coles ... [et al.].
Contributors: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Series: Circular -- 1373; U.S. Geological Survey circular -- 1373.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Reston, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781411334472
Subjects: Urbanization; Stream ecology; Case studies; Water quality
Other titles: Quality of our nation's waters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-103) and index.
Table of contents: title: Findings and management implications; title: Background: understanding influences of urban development on stream ecosystems; title: USGS approach to assessing the effects of urban development on stream ecosystems; title: Responses of stream hydrology, habitat, and chemistry to urban development; title: The response of biological communities to urban development; title: Understanding complexity in stream ecosystem response to urban development; title: Key challenges in managing urban stream ecosystems.