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Filtering by: Location Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States, (Hypsographic) Subject Willamette River Valley (Or.)

Historical Change and the Hydrogeomorphic Context of Present-day Floodplain Forests in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Bervid, Heather D.

Abstract:

Floodplain forests play many important roles in the fluvial processes and environments of large alluvial rivers, including acting as geomorphological influences and habitat for native fish during high flows. Many large, gravel-bed river systems have undergone substantial change in recent centuries, resulting in loss of forested area to agriculture, reduction...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis