Characteristics of channel steps and reach morphology in headwater streams, southeast Alaska

Geomorphology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 225-242

  Gomi, Takashi ^a   Sidle, Roy C ^b   Woodsmith, Richard D ^c   Bryant, Mason D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Forest streams; Mass movement; Riparian vegetation; Timber harvesting; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; MASS MOVEMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TIMBER HARVESTING; WOODY DEBRIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037456709     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00338-0     Document Type: Article

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