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The Blurred Line Between Form and Process: A Comparison of Stream Channel Classification Frameworks

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Title The Blurred Line Between Form and Process: A Comparison of Stream Channel Classification Frameworks
Creator Kasprak, Alan Hough-Snee, Nate Beechie, Tim Bouwes, Nicolaas Brierley, Gary Camp, Reid Fryirs, Kirstie Imaki, Hiroo Jensen, Martha O'Brien, Gary Rosgen, David Wheaton, Joseph Michael
Description Stream classification provides a means to understand the diversity and distribution of channels and floodplains that occur across a landscape while identifying links between geomorphic form and process. Accordingly, stream classification is frequently employed as a watershed planning, management, and restoration tool. At the same time, there has been intense debate and criticism of particular frameworks, on the grounds that these frameworks classify stream reaches based largely on their...
Date 2016-03-16T07:00:00Z
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Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/878 info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0150293 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/wats_facpub/article/1893/viewcontent/Martha_Jensen.PDF
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Source Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications
Publisher Hosted by Utah State University Libraries
Subject rivers sediment watersheds principal component analysis decision trees geomorphology statistical data support vector machines Other Life Sciences

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