RETRACTED: Hydraulic Performance and Effectiveness of Trees, Shrubs and Grasses as Riparian Vegetations in Reducing Flow Velocity near Riverbanks, Subsequent to Riparian Erosion and Sediment Generation Control in Humid Tropics

Moïse Ndekezi¹, Ayalew Talema Legass², Jan Diels³

¹Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
²Department of Horticulture and plant science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
³Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of soil and water management, Katolieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven), Leuven, Belgium.

DOI: 10.4236/jep.2016.79104                

Abstract

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Keywords

River Flow Velocity, Riverbank Erosion, Riparian Vegetations, Vegetation Characteristics, Humid Tropics

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