Modelling vegetation interactions with channel flow in river valleys of the Mediterranean region

Catena

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-118

  Brookes, C J ^a   Hooke, J M ^a   Mant, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel change; Deposition; Desertification; Erosion; Flood; Model; River; Simulation; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOODING; SOIL EROSION; VALLEY; VEGETATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0034087893     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00065-X     Document Type: Article

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