A historical perspective of the morphological evolution in the lower Ebro river

Environmental Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 174-180

  Guillen J ^a   Palanques, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delta plain changes; Human impact; Sediment budget

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISCHARGE; EROSION; FLUVIAL SYSTEM; LAND MANAGEMENT; RIVER EVOLUTION; RIVER MOUTH; SALT WEDGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

SPAIN, CATALONIA, EBRO RIVER;

EID: 0030620526     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050144     Document Type: Article

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