Benthic settlement and bed erosion. A review
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Hydraulic Research
- Vol. 29 (3) , 355-371
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221689109498439
Abstract
Apart from the physical and chemical properties of the bed of a watercourse, its biological settlement can also have a major influence on bed erosion. The present paper contains a systematic review of the effects of benthic settlement on the action of flow and on sediment stability. The qualitative description centered on the physical mechanisms is supplemented by a tabulated summary of the numerical results available from the literature.Keywords
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