Hydrogeomorphic processes affecting riparian habitat within alluvial channel-floodplain river systems: A review for the temperate zone

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 719-737

  Steiger, Johannes ^a,b   Tabacchi, E ^c   Dufour, S ^d   Corenblit, D ^c   Peiry, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Channel degradation and aggradation; Hydrogeomorphic processes; Riparian habitat; Riparian vegetation; River management; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 25844436241     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.879     Document Type: Review

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