Watershed morphology of highland and mountain ecoregions in Eastern Oklahoma

Professional Geographer

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-143

  Splinter, Dale K ^a   Dauwalter, Daniel C ^b   Marston, Richard A ^c   Fisher, William L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ecoregions; Oklahoma; Streams; Watershed morphology

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOUNTAIN REGION; STREAM CHANNEL; WATERSHED;

ARKANSAS; BOSTON MOUNTAINS; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; OUACHITA MOUNTAINS; OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651388457     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2010.533575     Document Type: Article

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