Transformation of a lowland river from a meandering and multi-channel pattern into an artificial canal: Retracing a path of river channel changes (the Middle Obra River, W Poland)

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1287-1299

  Słowik, Marcin ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic intervention; Changes of river bed pattern; Ground penetrating radar; River restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891152260     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-013-0453-3     Document Type: Article

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