Geomorphology and vegetation on hillslopes: Interactions, dependencies, and feedback loops

Geomorphology

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 206-217

  Marston, Richard A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Hillslopes; Mass movement; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MASS MOVEMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

EID: 76549112721     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

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