Sources of variability in conducting pebble counts: Their potential influence on the results of stream monitoring programs

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1225-1236

  Olsen, Darren S ^a,b   Roper, Brett B ^a   Kershner, Jeffrey L ^c   Henderson, Richard ^a   Archer, Eric ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b BIO WEST Inc   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Pebble count; Rivers and streams; Sediment; Variability; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STREAM FLOW; SUBSTRATES; WATERSHEDS;

PEBBLE COUNTS; STREAM EVALUATION; VARIABILITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ROCKS;

PEBBLE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAMWATER;

EID: 26644436003     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03796.x     Document Type: Article

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