For the following statements please select all the correct answers. Which of the

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For the following statements please select all the correct answers.

Which of the following factors is/are associated with increased likelihood of braiding?

a. High specific stream power relative to bed material size

b. High rates of bank erosion

c. Shoaling of the thalweg

d. Removal of riparian vegetation

A channel is actively incising. Which of the following processes could have led to this response?

a. Channelization of a downstream reach

b. Decreased watershed sediment yield due to reforestation and improved agricultural practices

c. Crossing a geomorphic threshold

d. High specific stream power relative to bed material size

Explanation / Answer

The increased likelihood of braiding is due to the following factors:

High rates of bank erosion and Removal of riparian vegetation.

The following processes could have led to this response of incision.:

High specific stream power relative to bed material size, Crossing a geomorphic threshold and Decreased watershed sediment yield due to reforestation and improved agricultural practices

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