Rivers in the landscape : science and management / Ellen Wohl.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Introduction--
Chapter 2: Creating channels and channel networks--

Channel Processes I:
Chapter 3: Water dynamics--

Channel Processes II
Chapter 4: Fluvial sediment dynamics--
Chapter 5: Channel forms--
Chapter 6: Extra-channel environments--
Chapter 7: Humans and rivers--
Chapter 8: Rivers in the landscape--

References--
Index.

Rivers in the Landscape will summarize the state of knowledge concerning physical processes and forms in rivers. The organization and content of the book emphasize that rivers exist as part of a greater landscape. For example, the text explicitly discusses: connectivity between the river channel, the atmosphere, the adjacent uplands and floodplain, and subsurface environments; the interactions between tectonics and river networks; and the influences of climate, biota, and human activities on river process and form. The text concisely summarizes the basic characteristics of natural rivers, fro.