Contemporary channel changes in the Eygues basin, southern French Prealps : the relationship of subbasin variability to watershed characteristics

Drainage basin dynamics and morphology

Auteurs :
LIÉBAULT, F.
CLÉMENT, P.
PIÉGAY, H.
ROGERS, C.F.
KONDOLF, G.M.
LANDON, N.
CHURCH, M.

Description :
The southern French Prealps are sub-Mediterranean mountains in which forest cover has increased since the end of the 19th century. Forest development, linked with agricultural decline and planned reafforestation, has induced a decrease of bedload supply from hillslopes. In response to this evolution, several channel changes are observed in mountain streams. The most active tributaries of the Eygues River are characterized mainly by high drainage density and poor vegetation cover linked to agricultural land use.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
International symposium on drainage basin dynamics and morphology, Jérusalem, Israel, 1999-05, Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 2002, vol. 45, n°. 1-2, p. 53-66, nombre de pages : 14, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 32 ref.

Date :
2002

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier