Geomorphic and process domain controls on riparian zones in the Colorado Front Range

Geomorphology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 504-516

  Polvi, Lina E ^a   Wohl, Ellen E ^a   Merritt, David M ^a,b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain; Mountain streams; Process domains; Riparian zones; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN STRUCTURE; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; RIPARIAN ZONE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATERSHED;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650418686     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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