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 …

Increased impervious surface area is a consequence of urbanization, with correspondent
and significant effects on the hydrologic cycle. It is intuitive that an increased proportion of …

This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to
all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Humans have spread an enormous net over the land. As the largest human artifact on earth,
this vast, nearly five million mile (8 million km) road network used by a quarter billion …

Recognition of the importance of land-use history and its legacies in most ecological
systems has been a major factor driving the recent focus on human activity as a legitimate …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

Flooding is a major disturbance that impacts aquatic ecosystems and the ecosystem
services that they provide. Predicted increases in global flood risk due to land use change …

The flow of sediment and woody debris from episodic landslides has a direct effect on
headwater channels in mountainous regions (Dietrich and Dunne 1978, Benda and Cundy …

Disturbance events vary in intensity, size, and frequency, but few opportunities exist to study
those that are extreme on more than one of these gradients. This article characterizes …