The role of trees in the geomorphic system of forested hillslopes - A review

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-265

  Pawlik, Łukasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biochemical weathering; Biomechanical weathering; Biotransport; Hillslope; Tree; Tree uprooting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HILLSLOPE; MICRORELIEF; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TREE;

EID: 84884394945     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.08.007     Document Type: Review

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