Channel response to a new hydrological regime in southwestern Australia

Geomorphology

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 254-276

  Callow, J N ^a   Smettem, K R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erosion; Human impact; Land management; Riparian environment; Salinity; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EROSION RATE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGY; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; STREAMFLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KENT RIVER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846700153     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.01.043     Document Type: Article

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