Managed flood effects on beaver pond habitat in a desert riverine ecosystem, bill williams river, Arizona USA

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-206

  Andersen, Douglas C ^a   Shafroth, Patrick B ^b   Pritekel, Cynthia M ^b   O'Neill, Matthew W ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver dam; Environmental flow; Regulated river; Sediment flux; Sonoran Desert; Thermal regime

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EVAPORATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; POND; RODENT; SEDIMENT BUDGET; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER BUDGET; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARIZONA; BILL WILLIAMS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960023597     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0154-y     Document Type: Article

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