Large wood |
Wood >10 cm in diameter and 1m in length |
Wohl et al., 2010 |
Channel-spanning logjam (logjam or jam) |
Any accumulation of large wood
within the bankfull channel in which three or more wood pieces are in
contact with one another |
Beckman & Wohl, 2014 |
Coarse particulate organic matter |
Any organic material that is less
than 1 cm in diameter or is composed of nonâwoody organic material
(i.e., leaves) |
Tank et al., 2010 |
Engineered logjam |
Constructed logjam used to achieve river restoration
and stabilization target goals. |
Abbe et al., 2003 |
Longitudinal distribution density |
Number of jams per channel length,
defined here as per 50 cm. |
Wohl & Beckman, 2014 |
Permeability |
Ease with which fluid passes through the logjam,
influenced by connectedness of pore spaces within the logjam |
Manners
et al., 2007 |