Legacies of flood reduction on a dryland river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-159

  Stromberg, J C ^a   Shafroth, P B ^b   Hazelton, A F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dryland river; Flood disturbance; Flow management; Plant species richness; Populus; Riparian vegetation; Salix; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLORISTICS; LITTERFALL; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SCOUR; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRIBUTARY; UNDERSTORY;

ARIZONA; BILL WILLIAMS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; PROSOPIS; SALIX; TAMARIX;

EID: 84856266952     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1449     Document Type: Article

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