Herbaceous Versus Forested Riparian Vegetation: Narrow and Simple Versus Wide, Woody and Diverse Stream Habitat

River Research and Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 847-857

  Jackson, C R ^a   Leigh, D S ^a   Scarbrough, S L ^a   Chamblee, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Nonpoint source pollution; Riparian ecology; Rivers streams

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; HERB; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM;

APPALACHIANS; TENNESSEE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940929794     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2783     Document Type: Article

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