Bed stability in unconfined gravel bed mountain streams: With implications for salmon spawning viability in future climates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1227-1240

  McKean, Jim ^a   Tonina, Daniele ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODPLAIN; GRAVEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MOUNTAIN STREAM; OVERBANK FLOW; SALMONID; SCOUR; SHEAR STRESS; SPAWNING; WATERSHED;

IDAHO; MIDDLE FORK SALMON RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 84887848567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrf.20092     Document Type: Article

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