Abstract: This paper uses imagery captured by ultra-light and unmanned aerial vehicles (ULAVs) in combination with satellite remote sensing to explore vegetation development on braided reaches in the Southern and Eastern French Alps. Findings demonstrate that while asexual reproduction processes dominate, sexual reproduction through seed dissemination and wind transport play a significant role during periods of low flow following large floods. This progressive vegetation establishment leads to a general trend of river corridor narrowing. Key climatic con...
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Topics: 
Remote sensing
Physical geography