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Evaluation of a Fine Sediment Removal Tool in Spring-fed and Snowmelt Driven Streams

Adam J. Sepulveda, Megan Layhee, Zachary A. Sutphin and Juddson D. Sechrist
Ecological Restoration, September 2015, 33 (3) 303-315; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.33.3.303
Adam J. Sepulveda
Corresponding author, US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, .
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Megan Layhee
US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715.
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Zachary A. Sutphin
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Technical Service Center, Denver, CO 80225.
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Juddson D. Sechrist
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Technical Service Center, Denver, CO 80225.
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