California rivers and streams : the conflict between fluvial process and land use /
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| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1995.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=4628 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to the Rivers of California: The First 4 Billion Years
- 2. Water in Motion
- 3. A River at Work: Sediment Entrainment, Transport, and Deposition
- 4. The Shape of a River
- 5. Origins of River Discharge
- 6. Sediment Supply
- 7. River Network and Profile
- 8. Climate and the Rivers of California
- 9. Tectonics and Geology of California's Rivers
- 10. Rivers of California: The Last 200 Years
- 11. Mining and the Rivers of California
- 12. Logging California's Watersheds
- 13. Food Production and the Rivers of California
- 14. A Primer on Flood Frequency: How Much and How Often?
- 15. The Urbanization of California's Rivers
- 16. The Damming of California's Rivers
- 17. The Future: Changing Climate, Changing Rivers.