Pattern and process in northern rocky mountain headwaters: ecological linkages in the headwaters of the crown of the continent

The Crown of the Continent is one of the premiere ecosystems in North America containing Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the Bob Marshall-Great Bear-Scapegoat Wilderness Complex in Montana, various Provincial Parks in British Columbia and Alberta, several national and state forest lands i...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Water Resources Association Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 104 - 117
Main Authors:	Hauer, F.R, Stanford, J.A, Lorang, M.S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-02-2007 American Water Resources Association
Subjects:	01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT alpine streams anthropogenic activities biodiversity CANADA Canadian Rocky Mountains COAL MINING Crown of the Continent Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space ecoregions ECOSYSTEMS Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics environmental impact ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Exact sciences and technology floodplains forested watersheds Freshwater geomorphology highlands hydrogeology Hydrology. Hydrogeology logging mining mountains Northern Rocky Mountains pollution load Pollution, environment geology RIVERS rivers nutrients ROCKY MOUNTAINS sediment SEDIMENTS spawning STREAMS subalpine streams SURFACE MINING trout USA WATER QUALITY water quantity Water resources wildfires Northwestern United States Canada Rocky Mountain region Rocky Mountains Montana Alberta United States Western Canada British Columbia Saskatchewan Columbia River Canadian Rocky Mountains Northern Rocky Mountains North America, Rocky Mts Canada, Saskatchewan Canada, Alberta Canada, British Columbia USA, Missouri, Columbia USA, Montana USA, Indiana, Great R PN, Arctic Ocean glaciers habitat North America Canadian Rocky Mountains nutrients Northern Rocky Mountains drainage basins diversity climate modification water resources productivity ions dissolved materials Crown of the Continent accumulation streams concentration mining forests sediment floodplains alpine streams sediment transport water quality snow ecosystems Arctic Ocean subalpine streams logging rivers nutrients valleys
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