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Original Articles

Connectivity of the coarsest fraction in headwater channels: imprints of fluvial processes and debris‐flow activity

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Pages 437-452 | Received 10 Apr 2014, Accepted 17 Nov 2014, Published online: 14 Dec 2016

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