Large woody debris in urban stream channels: Redefining the problem

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1477-1487

  Lassettre, N S ^a   Kondolf, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Ecological process based management; Environmental planning; Large woody debris; River restoration; Salmonid habitat; Urban stream channels

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FLOOD CONTROL; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAM CHANNEL; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; WOODY DEBRIS;

CALIFORNIA; SOQUEL CREEK; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84867981523     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1538     Document Type: Article

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