Control of sediment dynamics by vegetation as a key function driving biogeomorphic succession within fluvial corridors

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1790-1810

  Corenblit, Dov ^a,b   Steiger, Johannes ^b   Gurnell, Angela M ^a   Tabacchi, Eric ^c   Roques, Lydie ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphic function; Biogeomorphic succession; Ecological function; Ecosystem engineers; Fluvial landforms; Riparian vegetation; Sediment dynamics; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOMORPHIC FUNCTION; BIOGEOMORPHIC SUCCESSION; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS; FLUVIAL LANDFORMS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEDIMENT DYNAMICS; SEED BANK;

FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTOLOGY; VEGETATION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WATER RESOURCES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EROSION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEED BANK;

POPULUS NIGRA; SALIX;

EID: 70350413713     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1876     Document Type: Article

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