Determining target loads of large and small wood for stream rehabilitation in high-rainfall agricultural regions of Victoria, Australia

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Lester, Rebecca ^a,b   Wright, Wendy ^a   Jones Lennon, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; High rainfall regions; Large woody debris; Small wood load; Small woody debris; Stream rehabilitation; Stream restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; RAIN;

HIGH RAINFALL REGIONS; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS; STREAM REHABILITATION; STREAM RESTORATION;

WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; RAIN; WOOD;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; RAINFALL; STREAM; WOODY DEBRIS;

AGRICULTURE; CORRELATION; RAIN; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33750335727     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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