Effects of dam impoundment on the flood regime of natural floodplain communities in the Upper Connecticut River

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1533-1548

  Nislow, Keith H ^a,b,c   Magilligan, Francis J ^a,b,c   Fassnacht, Heidi ^a,b,c   Bechtel, Doug ^a,b,c   Ruesink, Ana ^a,b,c  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Dams; Floods; Riparian; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS;

DAM IMPOUNDMENT;

DAMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DAM; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATERSHED;

CONNECTICUT; CONNECTICUT RIVER; UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0036980080     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04363.x     Document Type: Article

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