Is history of rivers important in restoration projects? The example of human impact on a lowland river valley (the Obra River, Poland)

Geomorphology

Volumn 251, Issue , 2015, Pages 50-63

  Słowik, Marcin ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; River pattern changes; River restoration; Sediment delivery; Sediment supply

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MEANDER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

LUBUSKIE; OBRA RIVER; POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

EID: 84963740964     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.031     Document Type: Article

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