Green Infrastructure Increases Biogeochemical Responsiveness, Vegetation Growth and Decreases Runoff in a Semi-Arid City, Tucson, AZ, USA

Thomas Meixner1, Shirley A Papuga2, Anthony Michael Luketich3, Tyler Rockhill4, Erika Liliana Gallo4, Jack Anderson5, Luis Salgado5, Kayla Pope6, Neha Gupta7, Yoganand Korgaonkar8 and D. Phillip Guertin9, (1)University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States, (2)The University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (3)University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources, Tucson, AZ, United States, (4)University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (5)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (6)University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States, (7)University of Arizona, Arizona Institute for Resilience, Tucson, AZ, United States, (8)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development, and Environment, Tucson, United States, (9)University of Arizona, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, United States