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Twentieth Century Geomorphic Changes of the Lower Green River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: An Investigation of Timing, Magnitude and Process
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Twentieth Century Geomorphic Changes of the Lower Green River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: An Investigation of Timing, Magnitude and Process |
| Creator | Walker, Alexander E. Schmidt, John C. Grams, Paul E. |
| Description | Since the early 20th century, the Green River, the longest tributary of the Colorado River, has narrowed, decreasing available riparian and aquatic habitat. Initially, the widespread establishment of non-native tamarisk was considered to be the primary driver of channel narrowing. An alternative hypothesis postulated that changes in hydrology drove narrowing. Reductions in total streamflow and changes to flow regime occurred due to wide-spread water development, decreased snowmelt flood... |
| Date | 2019-06-10T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/1033 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/wats_facpub/article/2047/viewcontent/NPS_Report_2019.pdf |
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| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Contributor | Canyonlands National Park |
| Subject | geomorphic changes lower green river Canyonlands National Park Utah timing magnitude process Life Sciences |
