Palaeozoic co-evolution of rivers and vegetation: A synthesis of current knowledge

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 125, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 524-533

  Gibling, M R ^a   Davies, N S ^b,f   Falcon Lang, H J ^c   Bashforth, A R ^d   DiMichele, W A ^d   Rygel, M C ^e   Ielpi, A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabranching; Blackwater; Braided; Ecospace; Meandering; Riparian

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84920598574     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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