Large woody debris and land management in California's hardwood-dominated watersheds

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 266-277

  Opperman, Jeff J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris jams; Large woody debris; Mediterranean climate streams; Private land; Steelhead

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LAND USE; SURVEYS;

DEBRIS-JAM FREQUENCY; HARDWOOD-DOMINATED WATERSHEDS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS (LWD);

WATERSHEDS;

LAND MANAGEMENT; WOODY DEBRIS;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND BIOME; LONGEVITY; SALMONID; SEASHORE; SPECIES HABITAT; STREAM (RIVER); TREE; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WOOD; WOOD DEBRIS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SALMONIDAE; WATER SUPPLY; WOOD;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LAND USE; SURVEYS; WATER SHEDS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CONIFEROPHYTA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 21044449959     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0068-z     Document Type: Article

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