Land Use Effects on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Northeastern United States

ISBN: 9780367389031 出版年：2007 页码：342 de la Cretaz, Avril L Barten, Paul K CRC Press

Introduction The Geographic and Scientific Scope of this Book The Structure and Organization of this Book The Physical Environment of the Northeastern United States Population Growth and Distribution Summary Fundamentals of Hydrology Introduction The Water Balance The Energy Balance Precipitation Water Movement and Storage in Soils Evapotranspiration Streamflow Stream Channel Form and Function Summary of Fundamental Principles Nutrients, Pesticides, and Metals Introduction Nutrient Cycling and Conservation Pesticides Metals Atmospheric Deposition The Results of Nutrient Pollution: Accelerated Eutrophication Summary The Stream Ecosystem Introduction Aquatic Biota Stream Habitat Biological Monitoring Summary Riparian Areas and Riparian Buffers Introduction Riparian Areas Riparian Buffers Summary Forest Management and Natural Disturbances Introduction Logging and Forest Conversion in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries Forest Watershed Research Changes in Streamflow, Sediment, Channel Form, and Temperature Following Forest Canopy Disturbance Water Chemistry After Forest Canopy Disturbance Effects of Forest Canopy Disturbance On Stream Ecosystems Best Management Practices Summary and Conclusions Forest Conversion to Agriculture Introduction Development of the Agricultural Landscape (1620 to 1930) Agricultural Research: Soil and Water Changes in Streamflow, Sediment, and Channel Form Following Agricultural Clearing and Development Agricultural Land Use and Water Chemistry Agricultural Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems Agricultural BMPs Current Management Issues Summary and Conclusions Forest Conversion to Urban and Suburban Land Use Introduction Research in Urban Hydrology Changes in Streamflow, Sediment, Channel Form, and Temperature Following Urban Development Water Chemistry in Urban Streams Urban Development and Aquatic Ecosystems Urban BMPs Stream Restoration Summary and Conclusions Mixed Land Use and Cumulative Effects Regional Variation in Watershed Land Use Watershed Analysis in Mixed Land Use Watersheds Cumulative Effects Summary and Conclusions Conclusions and Management Implications Introduction The Biophysical Environment, Streamflow, and Water Quality Current Research, Conservation, and Restoration Issues Building Public Support Summary and Conclusions Index