The River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications to Baseline Conditions for Restoration of Forested Headwaters

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  2010

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• Publication date

  2010-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1525/bio.2010.60.11.7
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