Fluvial response to land-use change in the southern appalachian region: A century of investigation

Physical Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 398-417

  Harden, Carol P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use change; River systems; Southern Appalachians

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DEFORESTATION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444474087     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.25.5.398     Document Type: Article

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