Influence of river meandering dynamics on riparian vegetation pattern formation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Perucca, Eliana ^a   Camporeale, C ^a   Ridolfi, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERODIBILITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; MEANDER; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BED; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 34848901471     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000073     Document Type: Article

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