The impact of vegetation on meandering rivers

A Ielpi, MGA Lapôtre, MR Gibling… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The Palaeozoic evolution of land plants revolutionized river geomorphology. However, the
relationships between biotic forcing and channel dynamics are still debated and, as such …

[HTML][HTML] Dam builders and their works: Beaver influences on the structure and function of river corridor hydrology, geomorphology, biogeochemistry and ecosystems

A Larsen, JR Larsen, SN Lane - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Beavers (Castor fiber, Castor canadensis) are one of the most influential
mammalian ecosystem engineers, heavily modifying river corridor hydrology …

Why mountains matter for biodiversity

A Perrigo, C Hoorn, A Antonelli - Journal of Biogeography, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mountains are arguably Earth's most striking features. They play a major role in determining
global and regional climates, are the source of most rivers, act as cradles, barriers and …

Plants as river system engineers

A Gurnell - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plants growing within river corridors both affect and respond to fluvial processes. Their
above‐ground biomass modifies the flow field and retains sediment, whereas their below …

Ecology in an anthropogenic biosphere

EC Ellis - Ecological Monographs, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Humans, unlike any other multicellular species in Earth's history, have emerged as a global
force that is transforming the ecology of an entire planet. It is no longer possible to …

Time scale interactions and the coevolution of humans and water

M Sivapalan, G Blöschl - Water Resources Research, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present a coevolutionary view of hydrologic systems, revolving around feedbacks
between environmental and social processes operating across different time scales. This …

Changing river channels: The roles of hydrological processes, plants and pioneer fluvial landforms in humid temperate, mixed load, gravel bed rivers

AM Gurnell, W Bertoldi, D Corenblit - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The fluvial riparian and aquatic patch mosaic varies along rivers according to
geomorphological setting, hydrological regime, sediment supply and surface–groundwater …

Niche construction theory: a practical guide for ecologists

J Odling-Smee, DH Erwin… - … Quarterly review of …, 2013‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Niche construction theory (NCT) explicitly recognizes environmental modification by
organisms (“niche construction”) and their legacy over time (“ecological inheritance”) to be …

[كتاب][B] Fundamentals of geomorphology

R Huggett, E Shuttleworth - 2022‏ - taylorfrancis.com
This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the
subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the …

Identifying knowledge gaps hampering application of intertidal habitats in coastal protection: Opportunities & steps to take

TJ Bouma, J Van Belzen, T Balke, Z Zhu, L Airoldi… - Coastal …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Over the last decades, population densities in coastal areas have strongly increased. At the
same time, many intertidal coastal ecosystems that provide valuable services in terms of …