A Continental-scale River Corridor Model to Synthesize Understanding and Prioritize Management of Water Purification Functions and Ecological Services in Large Basins

Jud W Harvey1, Jesus D. Gomez-Velez2, Durelle Scott3, Elizabeth W Boyer4, Noah M Schmadel5, Richard B Alexander1, Ken Eng6, Heather E Golden7, Prof. Albert Kettner8, Christopher P Konrad9, Richard B Moore10, James Eugene Pizzuto11, Gregory E. Schwarz1 and Chris Soulsby12, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States, (2)Vanderbilt University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nashville, TN, United States, (3)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, United States, (4)Penn State University, University Park, United States, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Water Science Center, Portland, OR, United States, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Mission Area, Reston, United States, (7)Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, United States, (8)University of Colorado Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA, United States, (10)U.S. Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH, United States, (11)University of Delaware, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Newark, DE, United States, (12)University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom