The riparian zone is a transitional zone between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and is
also the only passage for surface runoff to enter a river. The role of the riparian zone as a …

Water quality evaluation and degrading factors identification are crucial for predicting water
quality evolution trends in an urban river. However, under the coupling of multiple factors …

Groundwater vulnerability assessments, using DRASTIC, are important and useful tools for
groundwater pollution prevention and control. The DRASTIC method, however, is not …

Geomorphic classification of large rivers identifies morphological patterns, as a foundation
for estimating biogeochemical and ecological processes. In order to support the modelling of …

Riparian buffer strips (RBS) play an important role in the conservation of water bodies. Yet to
date the increasing degradation of riparian vegetation is a major concern due to the inherent …

Agricultural practices often contribute to the transport of solutes into groundwater; thus, low‐
cost strategies that extract nutrients from groundwater are essential to address water …

A lowland stream was subject to an ecological restoration with the creation of a 11 m wide
buffer strip reconnected to the river channel. Monitoring results revealed the efficiency of this …

Preface: Wetlands biodiversity and processes—tools for conservation and management |
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East African riparian corridors are biodiversity hot spots that occur in catchments degrading
under deforestation and overgrazing. Quadrats and belt transects were employed to …

Highlights There must be denitrification 'hot moments 'during nitrate load pulses to explain
observed nitrate removal in watersheds We tested this hypothesis using high frequency …