Effects of flow augmentation on stream channel morphology and riparian vegetation: Upper Arkansas River Basin, Colorado

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 591-607

  Dominick, DeWitt S ^a   O'Neill, Michael P ^b  

^a Inter Fluve Incorporated   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow augmentation; Riparian vegetation; Stream geomorphology

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAMFLOW;

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0032455617     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161675     Document Type: Article

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