Allogenic and autogenic influences upon riparian vegetation dynamics

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Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-464

  Francis, Robert A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel stability; Islands; Riparian; River restoration; Sedimentation; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEDIMENTATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33845275584     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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