A landscape assessment and associated dataset of stream confluences for the conterminous U.S.

ABSTRACT: Stream confluences are important components of fluvial networks. Hydraulic forces meeting at stream confluences often produce changes in streambed morphology and sediment distribution. These changes often increase habitat heterogeneity relative to upstream and downstream locations, which have led some to identify them as biological hotspots. Despite their potential ecological importance, there are relatively few empirical studies documenting ecological patterns upstream and downstream of confluences. We have produced a publicly available dataset of stream confluences and associated watershed attributes for the conterminous USA. The dataset includes 1,085,629 stream confluences and 383 attributes for each confluence organized into 15 dataset tables for both tributary and mainstem upstream c

SUBMITTER: Ebert D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8128689 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature