Comparison of designed channel restoration and riparian buffer restoration effects on riparian soils

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 695-703

  Laub, Brian G ^a,b   Mcdonough, Owen T ^b,c   Needelman, Brian A ^c   Palmer, Margaret A ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Maryland; Root biomass; Soil organic matter; Stream

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; BUFFER ZONE; BULK DENSITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; ROOT; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM CHANNEL;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887187365     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12010     Document Type: Article

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