Stream channelization and swamp formation in the U.S. Coastal Plain

Wetland research and management implications

Auteurs :
SHANKMAN, D.
SMITH, L.J.
MEINDL, C.F.

Description :
The aim of this paper is to describe the linkage between tributary channelization and swamp formation in western Tennessee. Specifically, this paper discusses : the relationship between tributary channelization and the formation of channel blockages; the formation of swamps upstream of these blockages; changes in bottomland forest vegetation after these swamps develop.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 2004, vol. 25, n°. 1, p. 22-38, nombre de pages : 17, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 34 ref.

Date :
2004

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis