Geomorphology and endangered fish habitats of the upper Colorado River: 2. Linking sediment transport to habitat maintenance

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 303-316

  Pitlick, John ^a   Van Steeter, Mark M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL CHANNEL; BEDLOAD TRANSPORT; CHANNEL MODIFICATION; DISCHARGE; HABITAT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS;

COLORADO; COLORADO RIVER; USA;

FISH; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM FLOW;

ALLUVIAL REACHES; BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY SHEAR STRESS; CHANNEL CHANGE; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE; HABITAT MAINTENANCE; TOTAL SEDIMENT LOADS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

INDICATOR MINOR; PTYCHOCHEILUS LUCIUS;

EID: 0031938522     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR02684     Document Type: Article

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