A review of ecological restoration techniques in fluvial rivers

B Pan, J Yuan, X Zhang, Z Wang, J Chen, J Lu… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rivers play an important role in people׳ s living and agricultural production, however,
intense human activities have broken the original ecological balance, and affected …

Nitrogen removal by riparian buffers along a European climatic gradient: patterns and factors of variation

S Sabater, A Butturini, JC Clement, T Burt, D Dowrick… - Ecosystems, 2003 - Springer
We evaluated nitrogen (N) removal efficiency by riparian buffers at 14 sites scattered
throughout seven European countries subject to a wide range of climatic conditions. The …

THE EFFECTS OF VEGETATION AND SOIL TYPE ON STREAMBANK EROSION, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA, USA1

T Wynn, S Mostaghimi - JAWRA Journal of the American Water …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this research was to evaluate the relative effects of root density, freeze/thaw
cycling, and soil properties on the erodibility and critical shear stress of streambanks. The …

The influence of riparian vegetation on stream width, eastern Pennsylvania, USA

NE Allmendinger, JE Pizzuto… - Geological …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We surveyed adjacent reaches with differing riparian vegetation to explain why channels
with forested banks are wider than channels with nonforested banks. Cross sections and …

The role of timing, duration, and frequency of inundation in controlling leaf litter decomposition in a river-floodplain ecosystem (Tagliamento, northeastern Italy)

SD Langhans, K Tockner - Oecologia, 2006 - Springer
Despite growing recognition of the importance of a natural flow regime in river-floodplain
systems, researchers struggle to quantify ecosystem responses to altered hydrological …

Understanding stream geomorphic state in relation to ecological integrity: evidence using habitat assessments and macroinvertebrates

S Mažeika, P Sullivan, MC Watzin… - Environmental …, 2004 - Springer
Scientists have long assumed that the physical structure and condition of stream and river
channels have pervasive effects on biological communities and processes, but specific tests …

Variation in root density along stream banks

TM Wynn, S Mostaghimi, JA Burger… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
While it is recognized that vegetation plays a significant role in stream bank stabilization, the
effects are not fully quantified. The study goal was to determine the type and density of …

Influence of riparian condition on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in an agricultural catchment in south-eastern Australia

OL Arnaiz, AL Wilson, RJ Watts, MM Stevens - Ecological research, 2011 - Springer
Riparian vegetation is known to affect aquatic macroinvertebrate communities through
contributions of organic matter and shading. Despite the widespread degradation of riparian …

The influence of riparian vegetation on near‐bank turbulence: A flume experiment

M McBride, WC Hession, DM Rizzo… - … and Landforms: The …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements from a fixed‐bed, Froude‐scaled hydraulic model of a stream in northeastern
Vermont demonstrate the importance of forested riparian vegetation effects on near‐bank …

Is catchment imperviousness a keystone factor degrading urban waterways? A case study from a partly urbanised catchment (Georges River, south-eastern Australia)

C Tippler, IA Wright, A Hanlon - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2012 - Springer
The extent of catchment impervious surface is recognised to be an important factor
associated with the condition of urban freshwater streams. We tested the hypothesis that the …