Morphology of a wetland stream

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 921-941

  Jurmu, Michael C ^a   Andrle, Robert ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankfull; Meanders; Pools and riffles; Stream morphology; Thalweg; Wetland creation; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

BANKFULL FLOW; RIFFLES; STREAM BENDS; THALWEG LOCATION; WETLAND STREAM;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; STREAM FLOW;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

BANKFULL FLOW; MEANDER; MORPHOLOGY; POOL-RIFFLE; THALWEG; WETLAND STREAM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

USA, CONNECTICUT, STAFFORD, ROARING BROOK;

EID: 0031282680     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900077     Document Type: Article

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