The effects of vegetation and soil type on streambank erosion, Southwestern Virginia, USA

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-82

  Wynn, Theresa ^a   Mostaghimi, Saied ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical shear stress; Erodibility; Freeze thaw cycling; Restoration; Riparian buffers; Soils; Streambank erosion

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; ERODIBILITY; FREEZE CYCLING; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; STREAMBANK EROSION; THAW CYCLING;

EROSION; MOISTURE; RESTORATION; SHEAR STRESS; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; THAWING; VEGETATION;

BANK PROTECTION;

BANK PROTECTION; EROSION; MOISTURE; RESTORATION; SHEAR STRESS; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; THAWING; VEGETATION;

BANK EROSION; BULK DENSITY; ERODIBILITY; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; RIVER BANK; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL TYPE; VEGETATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33644772543     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb03824.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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