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ARTICLE

Quantifying the Extent of and Factors Associated with the Temporal Variability of Physical Stream Habitat in Headwater Streams in the Interior Columbia River Basin

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Pages 399-414 | Received 21 Jul 2010, Accepted 25 Dec 2010, Published online: 11 Apr 2011

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