The influence of riparian vegetation on stream width, eastern Pennsylvania, USA

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 229-243

  Allmendinger, Nicholas E ^a   Pizzuto, James E ^b   Potter Jr , Noel ^c   Johnson, Thomas E ^d   Hession, W Cully ^e  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Floodplains; Hydraulic geometry; Riparian vegetation; Width

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; FORESTED BANKS; GEOMORPHIC MAPPING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

EROSION; FLOODS; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING;

VEGETATION;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; EROSION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

EROSION; FLOODS; FORESTRY; GRASSES; PLANTS;

EID: 13244299054     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25447.1     Document Type: Article

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