Land-use change, sediment production and channel response in upland regions

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 739-756

  Liébault, Frédéric ^a   Gomez, Basil ^b   Page, Mike ^c   Marden, Mike ^d   Peacock, David ^e   Richard, Didier ^f   Trotter, Craig M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Landcare Research Gisborne   (New Zealand)

^e Gisborne District Council   (New Zealand)

^f Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Climatic and anthropogenic forcing; Deforestation; East Coast; Land use change; New Zealand; North Island; Reforestation; Sediment regime; Southern French Prealps

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT YIELD; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 25844470916     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.880     Document Type: Article

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