Nature and hydro-geomorphic roles of trees and woody debris in a dryland ephemeral stream: Fowlers Creek, arid western New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-49

  Dunkerley, David ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Debris jam; Ephemeral stream; Fowlers Creek; Wood recruitment rate

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; DRYLAND FARMING; EPHEMERAL LAKE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); WOODY DEBRIS;

AUSTRALIA; FOWLERS CREEK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84890097952     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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