When Does Vegetation Establish on Gravel Bars? Observations and Modeling in the Alpine Rhine River
Predicting when riparian vegetation establishes on river bars is crucial to estimate how morphology and ecology of gravel bed rivers respond to anthropogenic or climatic changes. However, the characteristic timescale required for vegetation establishment on gravel bars remains poorly investigated. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00124/full |