Characterizing geomorphological change to support sustainable river restoration and management

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 483-512

  Grabowski, Robert C ^a,b   Surian, Nicola ^c   Gurnell, Angela M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 84927553020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20491948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1037     Document Type: Article

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