River channel modification in the UK

The Hydrology of the UK: A Study of Change

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 55-81

  Sear, David ^a   Wilcock, David ^b   Robinson, Mark ^c   Fisher, Karen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

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