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Forest Buffer Strips: Mapping the Water Quality Benefits

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Journal, Research (Article)

"Forest buffer strips are widely recommended for trapping nonpoint-source pollutants and protecting surface water quality, yet few models are designed to identify key areas for buffer installation and management. This article presents a conceptual model of polluted runoff dynamics to provide traction in estimating watershed-wide forest buffer needs. Inputs required for these estimates include elevation and land-cover maps, along with derived products that represent basic nutrient runoff principles." [Abstract]

Authors
T.A. Endreny

Date Published
2004

Journal/Conference
Journal of Forestry

Publisher
Society of American Foresters

Publisher Location
Bethesda, MD (US)

ISBN/ISSN
0022-1201

Volume
100

Number
1

Issue
January/February 2002

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