Delayed effects of flood control on a flood-dependent riparian forest

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1019-1035

  Katz, Gabrielle L ^a,c   Friedman, Jonathan M ^b   Beatty, Susan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel narrowing; Dam effects; Elaeagnus; Populus; Riparian vegetation; Salix; Streamflow regulation

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW REGULATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; RIPARIAN FOREST;

ARIKAREE RIVER; BONNY DAM; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; REPUBLICAN RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ELAEAGNUS; ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; RIPARIA; SALIX;

EID: 20444427632     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0076     Document Type: Article

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