Modeling channel morphodynamic response to variations in large wood: Implications for stream rehabilitation in degraded watersheds

Geomorphology

Volumn 202, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-73

  Davidson, Sarah L ^a   Eaton, Brett C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Channel morphology; Large wood; Riparian disturbance; Stream restoration

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT RESTORATION; MODELING; MORPHODYNAMICS; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAM CHANNEL; WOOD;

EID: 84886595700     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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