Indices of sediment connectivity: opportunities, challenges and limitations
Indices of connectivity are critical means for moving from qualitative to (semi-) quantitative
evaluations of material (eg, water, sediment and nutrients) transfer across the building …
evaluations of material (eg, water, sediment and nutrients) transfer across the building …
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 …
above‐ground biomass modifies the flow field and retains sediment, whereas their below …
Connectivity as an emergent property of geomorphic systems
Connectivity describes the efficiency of material transfer between geomorphic system
components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network …
components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network …
Check dams worldwide: Objectives, functions, effectiveness and undesired effects
Check dams have been used throughout the world for a variety of purposes including torrent
control, water supply enhancement, agricultural land development, and watershed …
control, water supply enhancement, agricultural land development, and watershed …
[PDF][PDF] Road ecology
RTT Forman, D Sperling, JA Bissonette… - Science and …, 2003 - arc-solutions.org
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 …
this vast, nearly five million mile (8 million km) road network used by a quarter billion …
Changing river channels: The roles of hydrological processes, plants and pioneer fluvial landforms in humid temperate, mixed load, gravel bed rivers
The fluvial riparian and aquatic patch mosaic varies along rivers according to
geomorphological setting, hydrological regime, sediment supply and surface–groundwater …
geomorphological setting, hydrological regime, sediment supply and surface–groundwater …
Impacts of impervious surface on watershed hydrology: A review
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 …
and significant effects on the hydrologic cycle. It is intuitive that an increased proportion of …
The network dynamics hypothesis: how channel networks structure riverine habitats
Abstract Hierarchical and branching river networks interact with dynamic watershed
disturbances, such as fires, storms, and floods, to impose a spatial and temporal …
disturbances, such as fires, storms, and floods, to impose a spatial and temporal …
Understanding processes and downstream linkages of headwater systems: headwaters differ from downstream reaches by their close coupling to hillslope processes …
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 …
headwater channels in mountainous regions (Dietrich and Dunne 1978, Benda and Cundy …
Reciprocal interactions and adjustments between fluvial landforms and vegetation dynamics in river corridors: a review of complementary approaches
Until recently, one-way relationships between flow dynamics, geomorphology and plant
ecology were considered dominantly when studying the functioning of river systems …
ecology were considered dominantly when studying the functioning of river systems …