Which mechanism maintains channel stability in alluvial river floodplains?

💡 Explanation

Lateral channel migration can deposit sediment in floodplain soils; however, biostabilization via root cohesion can counteract fluvial erosion. Thus, vegetation stabilizes the banks because shear stress reduction is lower, therefore resisting lateral flow better than other purely hydrodynamical effects.

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