A methodological approach of fluvial dynamics oriented towards hydrosystem management: case study of the Loire and Allier rivers |
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| Authors: | Emmanuèle Gautier Hervé Piégay Patrick Bertaina |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ma?tre de conférences, département de géographie, aménagement, cartographie, université d’Orléans, rue de Tours, 45072 Orléans cedex 2 et CNRS UMR 8591 Laboratoire de géographie physique, 1 place A.-Briand, 92195 Meudon cedex, Franceemgautier@aol.com;3. Chargé de recherches, CNRS UMR 5600, 18 rue Chevreul, 69362 Lyon cedex 07, France;4. Engineering Degree at ENGEES, Strasbourg, France |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThis study was conducted as part of the European LIFE Loire Nature program for the conservation and management of a 110-km-long section of the Loire and Allier rivers, an area renowned for its ecological richness. The methodological approach is based on statistical analysis (bivariate and multivariate analyses) of hydro-geomorphologic and biogeographical variables, complemented by reach typology and mapping. The main results show, on the one hand, the great spatial variability of fluvial mosaic complexity along the river continuum and on the other hand, some independence between the riparian forest characteristics and the channel forms. The fluvial pattern (e.g. anabranching) and the forest establishment along the Loire river register specific features. © 2000 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS |
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| Keywords: | fluvial dynamics riparian forest environmental management piedmont river France |
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