Morphology of step-pools in a wilderness headwater stream: The importance of standardizing geomorphic measurements

Geomorphology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 294-306

  Nickolotsky, Aaron ^a   Pavlowsky, Robert T ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedrock control; Boston Mountains; Headwater streams; Ozarks Plateau; Step pool morphology

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEADWATER; STREAM; WATERSHED;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846010156     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.02.025     Document Type: Article

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