Biotic response to late Holocene floodplain evolution in the River Irthing catchment, Cumbria

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 163, Issue , 1999, Pages 163-178

  Cotton, J A ^b   Heritage, G L ^a   Large, A R G ^b   Passmore, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENTATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033383926     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.163.01.14     Document Type: Article

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