Hydrological and geomorphological significance of riparian vegetation in drylands

Dryland Ecohydrology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 161-179

  Camporeale, Carlo ^a   Perona, Paolo ^b   Ridolfi, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4260-4_10     Document Type: Chapter

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