Ecosystem services provided by small streams: an overview

V Ferreira, R Albariño, A Larrañaga, CJ LeRoy… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Small streams constitute the majority of the water courses in a catchment and have specific
characteristics that distinguish them from larger streams and rivers. Despite their small size …

Evaluating riparian solutions to multiple stressor problems in river ecosystems—a conceptual study

CK Feld, MR Fernandes, MT Ferreira, D Hering… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Rivers are among the most sensitive of all ecosystems to the effects of global change, but
options to prevent, mitigate or restore ecosystem damage are still inadequately understood …

Riparian management: A restoration tool for New Zealand streams

LA McKergow, FE Matheson… - Ecological Management …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Many New Zealanders are planning and implementing riparian management, and
riparian fencing and planting are now standard best practice tools for water quality and …

Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral landuses in New Zealand II. The effects of some farm mitigation actions over the past two decades

R Monaghan, A Manderson, L Basher… - New Zealand Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In New Zealand the primary sector together with central and local government
agencies have been promoting measures to mitigate the adverse effect of farming practices …

[HTML][HTML] Selection, Planning, and Modelling of Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation

J Griffiths, KE Borne, A Semadeni-Davies, CC Tanner - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The use of nature-based solutions (NBSs) for hazard mitigation is increasing. In this study,
we review the use of NBSs for flood mitigation using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities …

Vertical movements through subsurface stream sediments by benthic macroinvertebrates during experimental drying are influenced by sediment characteristics and …

AN Vadher, C Leigh, J Millett, R Stubbington… - Freshwater …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Streambed drying is becoming more common due to climate change and increasing
anthropogenic water resource pressures. Subsurface sediments are a potential refuge for …

Vegetation options for increasing resilience in pastoral hill country

K Tozer, G Douglas, M Dodd, K Müller - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Steep, uncultivable hill country below 1,000 m comprises about 40% of New Zealand's land
surface area. Hill country farmers require options to increase the resilience of their farms to …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between erosion and precipitation and the effects of different riparian practices on soil and total-p losses via streambank erosion in Small …

M Tufekcioglu, GN Zaimes, A Kahriman, RC Schultz - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Streambank erosion in agricultural landscapes contributes high amounts of sediment and
total-P to surface water, resulting in the degradation of stream habitats and reduction in …

Volumetric measurement of river bank erosion from sequential historical aerial photography

R Spiekermann, H Betts, J Dymond, L Basher - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding of the relative contribution of bank erosion to sediment budgets in New
Zealand is limited. Few measurements of bank erosion rates exist, and this is a major …

Improving watershed management practices in humid regions

FA Zimale, SA Tilahun, TY Tebebu… - Hydrological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In many parts of the world, watershed management practices have been extremely effective.
However, implementation of soil and water conservation technologies in the humid African …