Impacts of river restoration on small-wood dynamics in a low-gradient headwater stream

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1204-1218

  Millington, C E ^a   Sear, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

River restoration; Small wood; Wood dynamics; Wood jams; Wood retention

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RESTORATION; RIVERS;

SMALL-WOOD TRAPPING MECHANISMS; WOOD DYNAMICS; WOOD JAMS; WOOD RETENTION;

WOOD;

ECOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RESTORATION; RIVERS; WOOD;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEADWATER; TRAPPING; WOODY DEBRIS; WOODY PLANT;

ECOLOGY; RESTORATION; RIVERS; WOOD;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; NEW FOREST; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547233028     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1552     Document Type: Article

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