Rehabilitation of an incised stream using plant materials: The dominance of geomorphic processes

Ecology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Shields, F Douglas ^a   Pezeshki, S Reza ^b   Wilson, Glen V ^a   Wu, Weiming ^c   Dabney, Seth M ^a  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c The University of Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnical stabilization; Erosion; Fish community structure; Gullies; Large wood; Physical aquatic habitat; Stream restoration; Willows

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; GULLY EROSION; HABITAT RESTORATION; SEDIMENTATION;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALIX;

EID: 58749104753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/es-02651-130254     Document Type: Article

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