Mechanisms of vegetation uprooting by flow in alluvial non-cohesive sediment
The establishment of riparian pioneer vegetation is of crucial importance within river restoration projects. After germination or vegetative reproduction on river bars juvenile plants are often exposed to mortality by uprooting caused by floods. At later stages of root development vegetation uprooti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1615/2011/hess-15-1615-2011.pdf |