Modeling channel management impacts on river migration: A case study of Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area, Sacramento River, California, USA

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-224

  Larsen, Eric W ^a   Greco, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Channel stabilization; Floodplain evolution; Land use planning; Meander migration model; River restoration; Sacramento River, Riparian ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; FLOODS; RIVERS; ROCKS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHANNEL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

FLOOD PLAIN; MEANDERING FLOW; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER ENGINEERING;

CHANNEL CHANGE; FLOODPLAIN; MEANDER; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RIVER ENGINEERING; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATION; RECREATION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; ROCK; SOIL EROSION; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; RIPARIA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036676138     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2663-1     Document Type: Article

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