Summary 1 Streams collect runoff, heat, and sediment from their watersheds, making them
highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances such as urbanization and climate change …

Forum swered within defined limits of precision and certainty. This requires building
consensus among team members, including scientists, resource managers, and other …

In this study, we examine the impact on water quality of urbanization using disaggregate
data from Wake County, North Carolina. We use a unique panel data set tracing the …

Despite widespread interest, few sediment budgets are available to document patterns of
erosion and sedimentation in developing watersheds. We assess the sediment budget for …

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, encompassed by a
watershed extending 168,000 km2 over portions of six states and Washington, DC …

Land cover and land use change have long been known to influence the chemical, physical,
and biological characteristics of streams. This study makes use of land cover maps derived …

The objective of this study was to use an integrative approach to assess the ecological
status of a small river impacted by multiple sources of disturbance. The River Febros (NW …

Stream ecosystems exhibit a highly consistent dendritic geometry in which linear habitat
units intersect to create a hierarchical network of connected branches. 2. Ecological and life …

This paper discusses the interactions between riverine systems and urban areas with a
focus on the ecosystem services (ESs) provided by urban rivers and the threats they have …

The amount of human altered land surface within a watershed has long been known to
influence the biota of receiving streams and waterways. In contrast, vegetation in riparian …