Terrain-based predictive modeling of riparian vegetation in a northern rocky mountain watershed

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 621-633

  Shoutis, Levia ^a   Patten, Duncan T ^b   McGlynn, Brian ^b  

^a Montana State University ^*  (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital terrain analysis; Riparian zone; Vegetation modelling

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HILLSLOPE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; TERRAIN; WATERSHED;

EID: 77957134063     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0047-5     Document Type: Article

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