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Impacts of agricultural to urban land-use change on floristic quality assessment indicators in Northeastern Illinois wetlands

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2011

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Chu, Stephen, and Molano-Flores, Brenda, 2011, Impacts of agricultural to urban land-use change on floristic quality assessment indicators in Northeastern Illinois wetlands: Urban Ecosystems.

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[[Abstract ][Northeastern Illinois is under heavy urban sprawl pressure leading to changes in land-use and negative impacts on existing wetlands directly adjacent to these new developments. Determining the impact of land-use changes on wetlands is important as it can have management and preservation implications within this region. One tool to evaluate these changes is the Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA), a method based on plant species composition at a site and the individual species habitat affinity and disturbance tolerance. The objectives of this study were to: 1) determine how wetland size, impervious surface, and distance from development influence FQA indicators and 2) determine if period (before/after development) and buffer [...]

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Northeast CASC

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ISSN http://sciencebase.gov/vocab/identifierScheme 1573-1642

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journalUrban Ecosystems

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