Sediment and pollutant distribution along the Negro River: Patagonia, Argentina

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 319-330

  Isla, Federico ^a   Miglioranza, Karina ^a   Ondarza, Paola ^a   Shimabukuro, Valeria ^a   Menone, Mirta ^a   Espinosa, Marcela ^a   Londoño, Mauricio Quiroz ^a   Ferrante, Angel ^a   Aizpún, Julia ^a   Moreno, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fluvial transport; Grain size; Negro River; Organochlorine pollutants; Patagonia; Side scan sonar

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GRAIN SIZE; LEVEE; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TIDAL CURRENT;

ARGENTINA; RIO NEGRO [ARGENTINA];

SALIX; SALIX HUMBOLDTIANA; SCHOENOPLECTUS CALIFORNICUS; SPARTINA;

EID: 80053453086     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2010.526122     Document Type: Article

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