Development of partial rock veneers by root throw in a subalpine setting

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Osterkamp, W R ^a   Toy, T J ^b   Lenart, M T ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Hillslope stability; Pit mound complex; Rock fragment veneer; Root throw; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; SLOPE STABILITY;

BIOTURBATION; HILLSLOPE STABILITY; PIT/MOUND COMPLEX; ROCK-FRAGMENT REDUCTION; ROCK-FRAGMENT VENEER; ROOT THROW; SEDIMENT YIELD;

ROCKS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SLOPE STABILITY;

HILLSLOPE; ROCK VARNISH; SLOPE STABILITY;

JATROPHA CARDIOPHYLLA;

EID: 32444440398     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1222     Document Type: Article

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