Riparian and in-stream restoration of boreal streams and rivers: Success or failure?

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 753-764

  Nilsson, Christer ^a   Polvi, Lina E ^a   Gardeström, Johanna ^a   Hasselquist, Eliza Maher ^a   Lind, Lovisa ^a   Sarneel, Judith M ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Recovery; Restoration; Streams; Timber floating

Indexed keywords

FISH; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECOVERY; TIMBER;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LONG TERM MONITORING; MACROINVERTEBRATES; RETENTION CAPACITY; STANDARDIZED METHODS; STREAM RESTORATION; STREAMS; TAXONOMIC GROUPS;

RESTORATION;

BRYOPHYTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84937931154     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1480     Document Type: Article

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