Quantifying the effect of riparian forest versus agricultural vegetation on river meander migration rates, central Sacramento River, California, USA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 537-548

  Micheli, E R ^a   Kirchner, J W ^b   Larsen, E W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; GIS; Meander migration; Riparian vegetation

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BANK EROSION; ERODIBILITY; GIS; MEANDER; RIPARIAN FOREST; VEGETATION COVER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA;

EID: 4444294008     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.756     Document Type: Article

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