Constraints on establishment of plains cottonwood in an urban riparian preserve

Wetlands

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 138-148

  Auble, Gregor T ^a   Scott, Michael L ^a   Friedman, Jonathan M ^a   Back, Jennifer ^a   Lee, Victor J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel change; Channel stabilization; Cottonwood; Dam; Disturbance; Flood; Flow regulation; Riparian; Urban floodplain

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; RIPARIA; SALIX; SALIX FRAGILIS; SALICACEAE;

CHANNEL STABILIZATION; ESTABLISHMENT; FLOW REGIME; RIPARIAN HABITAT; SURVIVAL; URBAN FLOODPLAIN; COTTONWOOD; DAM; DISTURBANCE; FLOOD; FLOW REGULATION;

USA, COLORADO, BOULDER CREEK;

EID: 0031284525     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03160725     Document Type: Article

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