Silk-producing stream insects and gravel erosion: Significant biological effects on critical shear stress

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3495-3506

  Statzner, Bernhard ^a   Arens, Marie Françoise ^a   Champagne, Jean Yves ^b   Morel, Robert ^b   Herouin, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; GRAVEL; INVERTEBRATE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STABILIZATION; STREAM BED;

HYDROPSYCHE SILTALAI;

EID: 0032697275     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900196     Document Type: Article

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