Large woody debris and river geomorphological pattern: Examples from S.E. France and S. England

Geomorphology

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 99-116

  Piegay H ^a   Gurnell, A M ^b  

^a URA 260 de Geogr Rhodanienne (CNRS)   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European rivers; Large woody debris; Riparian zone management; River pattern

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL DYNAMICS; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS; RIPARIAN ZONE MANAGEMENT; RIVER MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0030662315     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-555x(96)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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