Effects of riparian vegetation on stream bank subaerial processes in southwestern Virginia, USA

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-413

  Wynn, Tess M ^a   Mostaghimi, S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Freeze thaw cycling; Riparian buffers; Stream bank erosion; Subaerial processes

Indexed keywords

EROSION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; VEGETATION;

FREEZE-THAW CYCLING; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; STREAM BANK EROSION; SUBAERIAL PROCESSES;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER);

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); EROSION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; VEGETATION;

CLIMATE EFFECT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL EROSION; SUBAERIAL EXPOSURE;

EROSION; EVAPORATION; FORESTS; PLANTS; RIVERS; TRANSPIRATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33646049682     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1252     Document Type: Article

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