Abstract
ABSTRACT Plants growing within river corridors both affect and respond to fluvial processes. Their above‐ground biomass modifies the flow field and retains sediment, whereas their below‐ground biomass affects the hydraulic and mechanical properties of the substrate and consequently the moisture regime and erosion susceptibility of the land surface. This paper reviews research that dates back to the 1950s on the geomorphological influence of vegetation within fluvial systems. During the late twentieth century this research was largely pursued through field observations, but during the early years of the twenty‐first century, complementary field, flume and theoretical/modelling investigations have contributed to…
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- Fluvial
- Flume
- Hydrology (agriculture)
- Beach morphodynamics
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Geology
- Landform
- Environmental science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Life in Land
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