Desnagging to resnagging: New directions in river rehabilitation in Southeastern Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-249

  Erskine, Wayne D ^a,b   Webb, Ashley A ^a,b  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desnagging; Large woody debris; Riparian vegetation; River rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WOODY DEBRIS;

AUSTRALIA;

RIPARIA; SALIX; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037531604     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.750     Document Type: Article

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