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of rives (Palmer and Hondula 2014). Much more effort needs to be devoted to
understanding how to restore process and form in these river corridors.
Small rivers in agricultural areas have been channelized (Fig. 4.3), buried in
pipes (Weissmann et al. 2009), and subjected to excess nutrients and other
Fig. 4.2 Grade-control structures in the Alptal of Switzerland (upper photo; channel is approximately 15 m wide) and bank stabilization along a tributary of the Schwarzbach in the town of Sankt
Jakob in Defereggen, Austria (lower photo; channel is approximately 6 m wide)
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of rives (Palmer and Hondula 2014). Much more effort needs to be devoted to
understanding how to restore process and form in these river corridors.
Small rivers in agricultural areas have been channelized (Fig. 4.3), buried in
pipes (Weissmann et al. 2009), and subjected to excess nutrients and other
Fig. 4.2 Grade-control structures in the Alptal of Switzerland (upper photo; channel is approximately 15 m wide) and bank stabilization along a tributary of the Schwarzbach in the town of Sankt
Jakob in Defereggen, Austria (lower photo; channel is approximately 6 m wide)
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