Response of a Mediterranean riparian forest to a 1 in 400 year flood, Ouveze River, Drôme-Vaucluse, France

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

PIEGAY, H.

URA 260 de Géographie rhodanienne (CNRS), Lyon, France

BRAVARD, J.-P.

Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Institut de Géographie, Paris, France

Description :
This study provides original data concerning the impact of an exceptional 400-year flood on the riparian forest of a six order French Mediterranean river. Both the restricting effects of the forest on the flood and the hydraulic behaviour of the forest during the flood were studied. Future legislation will have to take into account the nature of antropogenic activity in the area of the study.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1997, vol. 22, n°. 1, p. 31-43, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 29 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley

Langue :
Anglais