Integrating Geomorphological Tools in Ecological and Management Studies

Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 631-660

  Kondolf, G Mathias ^a   Piégay, Hervé ^b   Sear, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Application of GIS; Catchment surveys; Channel design; Channel shifting; Geomorphological assessment; Geomorphological tools; Riparian zones; River management; Spatial geomorphological analysis

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL DESIGN; CHANNEL SHIFTING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; RIPARIAN ZONES; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

EID: 84945393006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470868333.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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