Confronting hysteresis: Wood based river rehabilitation in highly altered riverine landscapes of south-eastern Australia

Geomorphology

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 395-422

  Brooks, Andrew P ^a   Howell, Timothy ^a,b   Abbe, Tim B ^c   Arthington, Angela H ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Herrera Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex response; Freshwater fish; Geomorphic recovery; Large woody debris; Meso habitat; Micro habitat; River rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND DEGRADATION; LANDSCAPE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 33748484880     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.06.035     Document Type: Article

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