Effects of stream channel morphology, transport processes and effective discharge on salmonid spawning habitats

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 672-685

  Hauer, C ^a   Unfer, G ^a   Tritthart, M ^a   Habersack, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Effective discharge; Salmonid spawning habitats; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE; FIELD SURVEYS; FREE FLOWING; GRAIN SIZE; HABITAT RESTORATION; LONG TERM; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONID SPAWNING HABITATS; SALMONIDS; SEDIMENT MOTION; STREAM CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; SUBSURFACE LAYER; SURFACE LAYERS; TRANSPORT MODELLING; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENTS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; FLOODING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALMONID; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SPAWNING GROUND; STREAM CHANNEL; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; THRESHOLD;

AUSTRIA;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; THYMALLUS THYMALLUS;

EID: 79953800179     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2087     Document Type: Article

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