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001			17935442
003			ISI Library, Kolkata
005			20141208125044.0
008			131108s2014 nju b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781118414835 (cloth : alk. paper)
040			_aISI Library
082	0	0	_a551.483 _223 _bW846
100	1		_aWohl, Ellen.
245	1	0	_aRivers in the landscape : _bscience and management / _cEllen Wohl.
260			_aNew Jersey : _bWiley Blackwell, _cc2014.
300			_axi, 318 p. ; _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aChapter 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.
520			_aRivers 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.
650		0	_aRivers.
650		0	_aRiver channels.
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