Restoration of stream habitats in the western United States: Restoration as reexpression of habitat capacity

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Ebersole, Joseph L ^a   Liss, William J ^a   Frissell, Christopher A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Restoration; Stream biota; Stream habitat; System capacity; System development

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; STREAM HABITATS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CAPACITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; STREAM; STREAM HABITAT;

USA, (NORTHWEST); USA, (WEST);

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PISCES;

EID: 0030615704     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900001     Document Type: Review

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