John M. Buffington, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Luc Aquilina, Christine Stumpp, Daniele Tonina, John M. Buffington. 2023. Hydrodynamics and geomorphology of groundwater environments [Chapter 1]
• Jenna Duffin, Elowyn M. Yager, John M. Buffington, Rohan Benjankar, Carter Borden, Daniele Tonina. 2023. Impact of flow regulation on stream morphology and habitat quality distribution
• Daniele Tonina, John M. Buffington. 2023. Physical and biogeochemical processes of hyporheic exchange in alluvial rivers [Chapter 3]
• Andrew W. Tranmer, Diego Caamano, Stephen R. Clayton, Abolfazl Nazari Giglou, Peter Goodwin, John M. Buffington, Daniele Tonina. 2022. Testing the effective-discharge paradigm in gravel-bed river restoration
• Gregory R. Jacobs, Russ F. Thurow, John M. Buffington, Daniel J. Isaak, Seth J. Wenger. 2022. Erratum: Climate, fire regime, geomorphology, and conspecifics influence the spatial distribution of Chinook salmon redds
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery. 2021. Geomorphic classification of rivers: An updated review
• Gregory R. Jacobs, Russ F. Thurow, John M. Buffington, Daniel J. Isaak, Seth J. Wenger. 2020. Climate, fire regime, geomorphology, and conspecifics influence the spatial distribution of Chinook Salmon redds
• Brooke Penaluna, Gordon Reeves, Zanethia C. Barnett, Pete Bisson, John M. Buffington, Andy Dolloff, Rebecca Flitcroft, Charlie H. Luce, Keith Nislow, John Rothlisberger, Mel Warren. 2018. Using natural disturbance and portfolio concepts to guide aquatic-riparian ecosystem management
• Danielle M. Malesky, Barbara J. Bentz, Gary R. Brown, Andrea R. Brunelle, John M. Buffington, Linda M. Chappell, R. Justin DeRose, John C. Guyon, Carl L. Jorgensen, Rachel A. Loehman, Laura L. Lowrey, Ann M. Lynch, Marek Matyjasik, Joel D. McMillin, Javier E. Mercado, Jesse L. Morris, Jose Negron, Wayne G. Padgett, Robert Progar, Carol B. Randall. 2018. Effects of climate change on ecological disturbances [Chapter 8]
• John M. Buffington. 2017. Discussion of "Fluvial gravels on Mars: Analysis and implications" by W.E. Dietrich, M.C. Palucis, R.M.E. Williams, K.W. Lewis, F. Rivera-Hernandez, and D.Y. Sumner
• Peter A. Bisson, David R. Montgomery, John M. Buffington. 2017. Valley segments, stream reaches, and channel units [Chapter 2]
• Russ F. Thurow, John M. Buffington. 2016. Wild salmon response to natural disturbance processes
• Todd H. Buxton, John M. Buffington, Daniele Tonina, Alexander K. Fremier, Elowyn M. Yager. 2015. Modeling the influence of salmon spawning on hyporheic exchange of marine-derived nutrients in gravel stream beds
• Todd H. Buxton, John M. Buffington, Elowyn M. Yager, Marwan A. Hassan, Alexander K. Fremier. 2015. The relative stability of salmon redds and unspawned streambeds
• Thomas E. Lisle, John M. Buffington, Peter R. Wilcock, Kristin Bunte. 2015. Can rapid assessment protocols be used to judge sediment impairment in gravel-bed streams? A commentary
• David E. Nagel, John M. Buffington, Sharon L. Payne, Seth Wenger, Jaime Goode. 2014. A landscape scale valley confinement algorithm: Delineating unconfined valley bottoms for geomorphic, aquatic, and riparian applications
• Oscar Maturana, Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean, John M. Buffington, Charlie H. Luce, Diego Caamano. 2013. Modeling the effects of pulsed versus chronic sand inputs on salmonid spawning habitat in a low-gradient gravel-bed river
• Jaime Goode, John M. Buffington, Daniele Tonina, Daniel J. Isaak, Russ F. Thurow, Seth Wenger, David E. Nagel, Charlie H. Luce, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Chris Soulsby. 2013. Potential effects of climate change on streambed scour and risks to salmonid survival in snow-dominated mountain basins
• John M. Buffington, D. R. Montgomery. 2013. Geomorphic classification of rivers
• Jaime R. Goode, Charlie H. Luce, John M. Buffington. 2012. Enhanced sediment delivery in a changing climate in semi-arid mountain basins: Implications for water resource management and aquatic habitat in the northern Rocky Mountains
• John M. Buffington. 2012. Changes in channel morphology over human time scales [Chapter 32]
• Daniele Tonina, John M. Buffington. 2011. Effects of stream discharge, alluvial depth and bar amplitude on hyporheic flow in pool-riffle channels
• Amanda E. Rosenberger, Jason B. Dunham, John M. Buffington, Mark S. Wipfli. 2011. Persistent effects of wildfire and debris flows on the invertebrate prey base of rainbow trout in Idaho streams
• D. Caamano, P. Goodwin, John M. Buffington. 2010. Flow structure through pool-riffle sequences and a conceptual model for their sustainability in gravel-bed rivers
• Brett B. Roper, John M. Buffington, Stephen Bennett, Steven H. Lanigan, Eric Archer, Scott T. Downie, John Faustini, Tracy W. Hillman, Shannon Hubler, Kim Jones, Chris Jordan, Philip R. Kaufmann, Glenn Merritt, Chris Moyer, Allen Pleus. 2010. A comparison of the performance and compatibility of protocols used by seven monitoring groups to measure stream habitat in the Pacific Northwest
• Timothy J. Beechie, David A. Sear, Julian D. Olden, George R. Pess, John M. Buffington, Hamish Moir, Philip Roni, Michael M. Pollock. 2010. Process-based principles for restoring river ecosystems
• Daniele Tonina, John M. Buffington. 2009. A three-dimensional model for analyzing the effects of salmon redds on hyporheic exchange and egg pocket habitat
• John M. Buffington, Brett B. Roper, Eric Archer, Chris Moyer. 2009. Reply to discussion by David L. Rosgen: The role of observer variation in determining Rosgen stream types in northeastern Oregon mountain streams
• John M. Buffington, Daniele Tonina. 2009. Hyporheic exchange in mountain rivers II: Effects of channel morphology on mechanics, scales, and rates of exchange
• Daniele Tonina, John M. Buffington. 2009. Hyporheic exchange in mountain rivers I: Mechanics and environmental effects
• Russell N. Faux, John M. Buffington, M. German Whitley, Steve H. Lanigan, Brett B. Roper. 2009. Use of airborne near-infrared LiDAR for determining channel cross-section characteristics and monitoring aquatic habitat in Pacific Northwest rivers: A preliminary analysis [Chapter 6]
• Diego Caamano, Peter Goodwin, John M. Buffington, Jim C. P. Liou, Stanley Daley-Laursen. 2009. Unifying criterion for the velocity reversal hypothesis in gravel-bed rivers
• Michael Burke, Klaus Jorde, John M. Buffington. 2009. Application of a hierarchical framework for assessing environmental impacts of dam operation: changes in hydrology, channel hydraulics, bed mobility and recruitment of riparian trees in a western North American river
• Hamish J. Moir, Christopher N. Gibbins, John M. Buffington, John H. Webb, Chris Soulsby, Mark J. Brewer. 2009. A new method to identify the fluvial regimes used by spawning salmonids
• John M. Buffington, Daniele Tonina. 2008. Discussion of "Evaluating vertical velocities between the stream and the hyporheic zone from temperature data" by Seydell, I., Wawra, B.E., and Zanke, U.C.E. [Chapter 5].
• Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, Peter Goodwin, John .G. King, William W. Emmett. 2008. Performance of bed-load transport equations relative to geomorphic significance: Predicting effective discharge and its transport rate
• Brett B. Roper, John M. Buffington, Eric Archer, Chris Moyer, Mike Ward. 2008. The role of observer variation in determining Rosgen stream types in northeastern Oregon mountain streams
• Daniele Tonina, Charlie H. Luce, Bruce Rieman, John M. Buffington, Peter Goodwin, Stephen R. Clayton, Shawkat Md. Ali, Jeffrey J. Barry, Charles Berenbrock. 2008. Hydrological response to timber harvest in northern Idaho: Implications for channel scour and persistence of salmonids
• Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King. 2007. Correction to "A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers"
• Daniele Tonina, John M. Buffington. 2007. Hyporheic exchange in gravel bed rivers with pool-riffle morphology: Laboratory experiments and three-dimensional modeling
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery, Harvey M. Greenberg. 2006. Erratum: Basin-scale availability of salmonid spawning gravel as influenced by channel type and hydraulic roughness in mountain catchments
• Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King, Peter Goodwin. 2006. Performance of bed load transport equations in mountain gravel-bed rivers: A re-analysis
• Michael Burke, Klaus Jorde, John M. Buffington, Jeffrey H. Braatne, Rohan Benjakar. 2006. Spatial distribution of impacts to channel bed mobility due to flow regulation, Kootenai River, USA
• Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King. 2005. Reply to comment by Claude Michel on "A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers"
• Jeffrey J. Barry, John M. Buffington, John G. King. 2004. A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery, Harvey M. Greenberg. 2004. Basin-scale availability of salmonid spawning gravel as influenced by channel type and hydraulic roughness in mountain catchments
• David R. Montgomery, Brian D. Collins, John M. Buffington, Tim B. Abbe. 2003. Geomorphic effects of wood in rivers [Chapter 2]
• John M. Buffington, Richard Woodsmith, Derek B. Booth, David R. Montgomery. 2003. Fluvial processes in Puget Sound rivers and the Pacific Northwest [Chapter 3]
• John M. Buffington, Thomas E. Lisle, Richard Woodsmith, Susan J. Hilton. 2002. Controls on the size and occurrence of pools in coarse-grained forest rivers
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery. 2001. Reply to comments on "Effects of hydraulic roughness on surface textures of gravel-bed rivers" and "Effects of sediment supply on surface textures of gravel-bed rivers" by John M. Buffington and David R. Montgomery
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery. 1999. A procedure for classifying textural facies in gravel-bed rivers
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery. 1999. Effects of hydraulic roughness on surface textures of gravel-bed rivers
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery. 1999. Effects of sediment supply on surface textures of gravel-bed rivers
• John M. Buffington, David R. Montgomery. 1997. A systematic analysis of eight decades of incipient motion studies, with special reference to gravel-bedded rivers
• Richard Woodsmith, John M. Buffington. 1996. Multivariate geomorphic analysis of forest streams: Implications for assessment of land use impacts on channel condition
• David R. Montgomery, John M. Buffington, Richard D. Smith, Kevin M. Schmidt, George Pess. 1995. Pool spacing in forest channels
• John M. Buffington, William E. Dietrich, James W. Kirchner. 1992. Friction angle measurements on a naturally formed gravel streambed: Implications for critical boundary shear stress

• Project
  

  Valley Bottom Confinement

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/valley-bottom-confinement
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Program
  

  Water and Watersheds

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/programs/waterwatersheds
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Project
  

  Linking Fish, Forests, Fire, and Stream Function

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/linking-fish-forests-fire-stream-function
  Station

  Pacific Northwest Research Station

• University of Washington, Ph.D., Geological Sciences, "The use of streambed texture to interpret physical and biological conditions at watershed, reach, and subreach scales", 1998
• University of Washington, M.S., Geological Sciences, "Effects of hydraulic roughness and sediment supply on surface textures of gravel-bedded rivers", 1995
• University of California Berkeley, B.A., Geology and Geophysics, 1988