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Unintended Consequences of Restoration: Loss of Riffle Habitats and Gravel Substrates Following Weir Installation
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Unintended Consequences of Restoration: Loss of Riffle Habitats and Gravel Substrates Following Weir Installation |
| Creator | Salant, N. L. Schmidt, John C. budy, P. E. Wilcock, Peter |
| Description | We used pre- and post-restoration channel surveys of the Donner und Blitzen River, Oregon, to evaluate the effects of grade-control structures on channel morphology and baseflow habitat conditions for native redband trout and other aquatic biota. Six years after installation, we found that the channel had a smaller proportion of riffles and pools and less gravel substrate, combined with an increase in the proportion of flat waters and consolidated clay on the bed surface. Both local scour... |
| Date | 2012-01-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/605 |
| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Subject | Restoration Riffle Habitats Gravel Substrates Weir Installation |
