Natural variability in the distribution, loading and induced scour of large wood in sand-bed forest streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 169-185

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

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Debris dams; Impounded pools; Large wood; Log step; Scour pools; Southeastern Australia

Indexed keywords

SCOUR; STREAM BED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

TRISTANIOPSIS LAURINA; VICTORIA;

EID: 15544390517     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.839     Document Type: Article

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