The Development of a GIS Methodology to Identify Oxbows and Former Stream Meanders from LiDAR-Derived Digital Elevation Models
Anthropogenic development of floodplains and alteration to natural hydrological regimes have resulted in extensive loss of off-channel habitat.Interest has grown in restoring these habitats as an effective conservation strategy for numerous aquatic species.This study developed a process to reproducibly identify areas of former stream meanders to as