Sean J. Bennett is the editor of Riparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology, published by Wiley.Andrew Simon is the editor of Riparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology, published by Wiley.

• Preface  viiPart 1. IntroductionRiparian Vegetation and Fluvial Geomorphology: Problems and OpportunitiesAndrew Simon, Sean d. Bennett, and Vincent S. Neary  1Part 2. Experimental and Theoretical StudiesFlow, Turbulence, and Resistance in a Flume with Simulated Vegetation"Marcelo H. Garcia, Fabian Lopez, Chad Dunn, and Carlos V. Alonso  11Effects of Emergent Riparian Vegetation on Spatially Averaged and Turbulent Flow Withinan Experimental ChannelSean d. Bennett  29Riparian Vegetation as a Primary Control on Channel Characteristics in Multi-thread RiversMichal Tal, Karen Gran, A. Brad Murray, Chris Paola, and D. Murray Hicks  43Transport Mechanics of Stream-Borne LogsCarlos V. Alonso  59The Role of Riparian Shrubs in Preventing Floodplain Unraveling along the Clark Fork of the ColumbiaRiver in the Deer Lodge Valley, MontanaD. Dungan Smith 71Part 3. Large Woody DebrisSpatial Pattern of Turbulence Kinetic Energy and Shear Stress in a Meander BendWith Large Woody DebrisMelinda D. Daniels and Bruce L. Rhoads  87Patterns of Wood and Sediment Storage Along Debris-flow Impacted Headwater Channels inOld-Growth and Industrial Forests of the Western Olympic Mountains, WashingtonJeremy T. Bunn and David R. Montgomery  99Part 4. Bank Erosion and Channel StabilityRoot-Soil Mechanics and InteractionsDonald H. Gray and David Barker  113Advances in Assessing the Mechanical and Hydrologic Effects of Riparian Vegetation onStreambank StabilityNatasha Pollen, Andrew Simon, andAndrew Collison  125The Influence of Trees on Stream Bank Erosion: Evidence from Root-Plate AbutmentsIan D. Rutherfors and James R. Grove  141 Effects of Riparian Vegetation on Stream Channel Stability and Sediment BudgetsStanley W. Trimble  153Flow, Sediment, and Nutrient Transport in a Riparian MangroveS. Ikeda, Y. Akamatsu, and Y. Toda  171Part 5. Floodplains and Watershed ProcessesSedimentation in Floodplains of Selected Tributaries of the Chesapeake BayK. M. Ross, C. R. Hupp, and A. D. Howard  187Vegetation Propagule Dynamics and Fluvial GeomorphologyA. M. Gurnell, J. M. Goodson, P. G. Angold, I. P. Morrissey, G. E. Petts, and J. Steiger  209Floodplain Stabilization by Woody Riparian Vegetation During an Extreme FloodEleanor R. Griffin and J. Dungan Smith  221Part 6. Numerical StudiesFlow and Boundary Shear Stress in Channels With Woody Bank VegetationJason W. Kean and J. Dungan Smith  237A Depth-Averaged Two-Dimensional Numerical Model of Flow and Sediment Transport inOpen Channels With VegetationWeiming Wu and Sam S. Y. Wang  253Numerical Modeling of Bed Topography and Bank Erosion Along Tree-Lined Meandering RiversMarco J. Van De Wiel and Stephen E. Darby  267