Reach-scale geomorphic and biological effects of localized streambank armoring

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 780-792

  Stein, Eric D ^a   Cover, Matthew R ^b   Elizabeth Fetscher, A ^a   O'Reilly, Clare ^c   Guardado, Roxana ^a   Solek, Christopher W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c California Ocean Protection Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank armoring; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioassessment; California Rapid Assessment Method; Environmental indicators; Geomorphology; Hydraulic structures; Hydromodification; Index of biotic integrity; Stream algae; Urban streams

Indexed keywords

BANK ARMORING; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BIOASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; HYDROMODIFICATION; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; RAPID ASSESSMENT; URBAN STREAM;

ALGAE; CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER);

ALGA; BANK EROSION; BIOINDICATOR; CHANNELIZATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FLOODING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER BANK; ZOOBENTHOS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84881094455     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12035     Document Type: Article

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