Process domains and the River Continuum

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 397-410

  Montgomery, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Erosion; Hydrobiology; Process domains; River continuum; Sedimentation; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; VEGETATION; WATERSHEDS;

HYDROBIOLOGY; PROCESS DOMAINS; RIVER CONTINUUM; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; RIVER FLOW;

EID: 0032929761     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb03598.x     Document Type: Article

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