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VEGETATION AND RIVER CHANNEL DYNAMICS

Hickin, Edward J.·1984·Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes
DOI 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1984.tb00779.x
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The physical science of fluvial geomorphology is flawed because it ignores processes that are not easily quantifiable and physically or statistically manipulable. The influence of vegetation on river behaviour and fluvial geomorphology is a set of these processes. Vegetation may exert significant control over fluvial processes and morphology through five mechanisms: flow resistance, bank strength, bar sedimentation, formation of log‐jams, and concave‐bank bench deposition. Examples of these mechanisms, largely drawn from the Squamish River in British Columbia, are presented, and implications for future research are briefly discussed. La science physique de la géomorphologie fluviale manque de précision du fait qu'elle ne tient pas compte des processus qui ne sont pas facilement quantifiables et matériellement ou statistiquement traitables. L'influence de la végétation sur le régime des rivières et la géomorphologie fluviale constitue un ensemble de tels processus. La végétation peut exercer un contrôle significatif des phénoménes fluviaux et de la morphologie fluviale à partir de cinq mécanismes de base: la résistance au courant, la solidité des rives, les couches de sédimentation, la formation de barrages de détritus végétaux, et les dépôts sur les parties concaves des rives. Des exemples de ces mécanismes à partir de l'étude de la rivière Squamish en Colombie brittanique sont ici présentéd, et les implications en ce qui concerne la recherche future sont discutées.

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  • Root systems of riparian plants stabilize streambanks by slowing or preventing erosion, thereby reducing channel migration rates in floodplain systems.

    “Additionally, the root systems of riparian plants help to stabilize streambanks by slowing or preventing streambank erosion (e.g.particle entrainment, mass wasting) (Simon and Collison, 2002;Murray and Paola, 2003), thereby reducing rates of channel migration for floodplain systems (Hickin, 1984;Micheli and Kirchner, 2002a).”

    From River channel dynamics following extirpation of wolves in northwestern Yellowstone National Park, USA (2006) · cites this paper as Hickin, 1984

  • Extensive root systems of riparian vegetation help stabilize riverbanks, facilitating narrow river channels and reduced rates of lateral channel migration.

    “the extensive root systems of riparian vegetation help to stabilize riverbanks, thus facilitating narrow river channels and reduced rates of lateral channel migration (Hickin 1984; Micheli and Kirchner 2002; Murray and Paola 2003).”

    From A Century of Overabundant Ungulates in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley: First Elk and Now Bison (2026) · cites this paper as Hickin 1984

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Authors
Hickin, E. J.
Affiliations
Simon Fraser University (CA)
Corresponding author
Hickin, Edward J.
Venue
Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1984-06
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
111-126
ISSN
  • 0008-3658 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0064
DOI
10.1111/j.1541-0064.1984.tb00779.x
OpenAlex
W2140121557
Cited by
334
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 9
FWCI
1.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 8793 d)
Locations
Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Geological formations and processes
Keywords
riparian vegetation, fluvial geomorphology, river channel dynamics, flow resistance, logjams

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