Time, space, and episodicity of physical disturbance in streams

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 121-140

  Miller, Daniel ^a   Luce, Charlie ^b   Benda, Lee ^c  

^a Earth Systems Institute   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab   (United States)

^c Earth Systems Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Erosion; Fire; Landslides

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; FIRES; LANDSLIDES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; STORMS;

STREAM CHANNELS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; EROSION; GULLY EROSION; LANDSLIDE; STREAM CHANNEL;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0038075371     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00057-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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