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11 Cards in this Set
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Where are coastal streams found? |
On steep gradients usually running off of mountains, as well as flooding in winter into the ocean |
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Where are meandering streams found? |
On low gradients, and deposits alluvium into valleys |
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What is the central valley landscape influenced by? |
By: River systems, stream side forests (West side of Sierras), and mozaic landscapes (EX: Merced River drains into Yosemite Valley) |
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Meandering Stream/River History |
it changes and alters -If you look at SOIL, MICROTOPOGRAPHY, and VEGETATION it will tell you its history |
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Natural levees |
Little berms by the river, where sediment has been deposited by the flooding events |
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What are gradients of change? |
They are: -Under constant disturbance -Plants are adapted to dynamic changing conditions |
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What do the different plants of meandering streams rely on? |
Different Saturation levels of the soil |
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What is an indicator species of flooding found on Point Bars? |
Salix Exigua (hindsiana) |
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Salix goodinni |
Indicator sp of meandering streams/central valley |
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Populus fremontii |
Indic sp of meandering streams/central valley Black cottonwood |
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Quercus lovata |
Indic sp of meandering streams/Central valley Coast live oak? -can't really handle flooding -needs a HI water table -Found in Natural Floodplains |
