Effects of glacier retreat on proglacial streams and riparian zones in the Coast and North Cascade Mountains

This study examined the trajectories of proglacial channel evolution in coastal British Columbia and Washington. Reach morphologies were identified by field surveys of 70 headwater reaches in ten catchments in the Coast and North Cascade Mountains. Riparian vegetation development and potential fish...

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Main Author: Cowie, Natasha Michel
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/38623