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Stream Habitat Complexity

Stream Habitat Complexity is a geomorphic and ecological construct that quantifies the spatial heterogeneity and structural diversity of physical features within a stream channel and its adjacent riparian zones, specifically arising from the arrangement and interaction of large woody debris, substrate variation, flow dynamics, and channel morphology, to assess and predict aquatic habitat quality and biodiversity potential.

246

Publications

22.4K

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690

Authors

300

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

38

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Publications

246

Stream ecology: structure and function of running waters

Choice Reviews Online · 1995 · 2.7K citations

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Alteration of North American Streams by Beaver

Robert J. Naiman, Carol A. Johnston, James C. Kelley · BioScience · 1988 · 986 citations

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River restoration, habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity: a failure of theory or practice?

Margaret A. Palmer, Holly Menninger, Emily S. Bernhardt · Freshwater Biology · 2010 · 963 citations · Full text

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Landscape influences on stream biotic integrity assessed at multiple spatial scales

N. Roth, J. David Allan, Donna L. Erickson · Landscape Ecology · 1996 · 797 citations

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Impacts of Urbanization on Stream Habitat and Fish Across Multiple Spatial Scales

Lizhu Wang, John Lyons, Paul Kanehl et al. · Environmental Management · 2001 · 671 citations

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Authors

690

  1. BJ
    Barbara J. Downes

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    5 publications · 473 citations

    5

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  2. TP
    Thomas P. Quinn

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 457 citations

    5

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  3. TM
    Timo Muotka

    University of Oulu, Finland

    5 publications · 177 citations

    5

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  4. PR
    Philip R. Kaufmann

    Environmental Protection Agency, United States

    4 publications · 330 citations

    4

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  5. EW
    Ellen Wohl

    Colorado State University, United States

    4 publications · 368 citations

    4

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Institutions

300

  1. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    675 citations

  3. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

    Salem, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    927 citations

  5. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    822 citations

  6. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Oulu

    Oulu, Finland

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    644 citations

  8. Finnish Environment Institute

    Helsinki, Finland

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    406 citations

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Venues

  1. Freshwater Biology

    18 publications · 2.3K citations

    16

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  2. 15

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  3. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

    11 publications · 792 citations

    11

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  4. Hydrobiologia

    9 publications · 361 citations

    9

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  5. River Research and Applications

    8 publications · 379 citations

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