Urban Forests in Florida: Trees Control Stormwater Runoff and Improve Water Quality
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Keywords

FR239

How to Cite

Seitz, Jennifer, and Francisco Escobedo. 2008. “Urban Forests in Florida: Trees Control Stormwater Runoff and Improve Water Quality: FOR184/FR239, 5/2008”. EDIS 2008 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr239-2008.

Abstract

FOR-184, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Jennifer Seitz and Francisco Escobedo, shows how individual trees and urban forest cover assist in maintaining our watershed health, improve water and soil quality, and lower maintenance and construction costs of water storage and treatment systems. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, May 2008.

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References

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