Streamside policies for headwater channels: An example considering debris flows in the oregon coastal province

Forest Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-253

  Burnett, Kelly M ^a   Miller, Daniel J ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Earth Systems Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Intermittent streams; Landslides; Riparian buffers; Riparian management

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DEBRIS; ECOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; STREAM FLOW;

DEBRIS FLOWS; HEADWATER CHANNELS; INTERMITTENT STREAMS; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT;

COASTAL ZONES;

EARTH MOVEMENT; ECOLOGY; RIVERS;

EID: 34147144124     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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