Sudduth, E.B., Hassett, B.A., Cada, P.C., Bernhardt, E.S. 2011. Testing the Field of Dreams Hypothesis: Functional Responses to Urbanization and Restoration in Stream Ecosystems. Ecological Applications. Ecological Society of America, Ithaca, NY. Volume 21, Number 6. Pages 1972-1988

restoration, riparian buffers, stream, urban, water quality

This study compares ecosystem metabolism and nitrate uptake kinetics in four stream restoration projects within urban watersheds to ecosystem functions measured in four unrestored urban stream segments and four streams draining minimally impacted forested watersheds in central North Carolina.