Formation, distribution and ecological consequences of flood-related wood debris piles in a bedrock confined river in semi-arid South Africa

River Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1097-1110

  Pettit, Neil E ^a,b   Latterell, Joshua J ^a   Naiman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological responses; Large woody debris; Riparian; Sabie River; Spatial pattern; Succession

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOOD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIVER BANK; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SUCCESSION; WOODY DEBRIS;

AFRICA; SABIE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845753010     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.959     Document Type: Article

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