River channel dynamics following extirpation of wolves in northwestern Yellowstone National Park, USA

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1525-1539

  Beschta, Robert L ^a   Ripple, W J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Elk; Gallatin River; Trophic cascades; Wolves

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; RIVERS;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; TROPIC CASCADES; WOLVES;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BIOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; RIVERS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER ENGINEERING; STREAMFLOW;

GALLATIN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA; SALIX;

EID: 33750384436     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1362     Document Type: Article

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