Effects of check dams, reforestation and land-use changes on river channel morphology: Case study of the Rogativa catchment (Murcia, Spain)

Geomorphology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 103-123

  Boix Fayos, C ^a   Barbera G G ^a   Lopez Bermudez F ^b   Castillo, V M ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Channel changes; Channel morphology; Check dams; Erosion; Land use changes; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DETECTION METHOD; EROSIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; REFORESTATION; RIVER CHANNEL; VEGETATION COVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34548302061     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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