Living trees provide stable large wood in streams

Wood in world rivers. Special issue

Auteurs :
OPPERMAN, J.J.
MERENLENDER, A.M.
GURNELL, A.

Description :
The AA. surveyed 20 stream reaches in Northern California with riparian corridors dominated by broadleaved trees and found that a high proportion of wood jams had key pieces that were still living. Living wood was capable of serving as a key piece for a wood jam at a smaller size than dead wood and had a greater influence on channel morphology. Due to living wood, the range of tree species and sizes that provide stable and functional in-stream large wood may be broader than previously described.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Second International Conference on Wood in World Rivers, Scotland, Royaume-Uni, 2006-08, Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2007, vol. 32, n°. 8, p. 1229-1238, nombre de pages : 10, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 37 ref.

Date :
2007

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley