Riparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology: Problems and Opportunities

Riparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Simon, Andrew ^a   Bennett, Sean J ^a,b   Neary, Vincent S ^c  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Riparian plants; River channels; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940269676     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/008WSA01     Document Type: Chapter

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