Degradation of floodplain integrity within the contiguous United States
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 Despite the numerous hydrological, geological, and ecological benefits produced by floodplain landscapes, floodplains continue to be degraded by human activities at a much higher rate than other landscape types.
Ryan R. Morrison +3 more
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Prioritization of fish communities with a view to conservation and restoration on a large scale European basin, the Loire (France) [PDF]
, 2008 The hierarchical organization of important sites for the conservation or the restoration of fish communities is a great challenge for managers, especially because of financial or time constraints.
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Sediment management and the renewability of floodplain clay for structural ceramics [PDF]
, 2009 The Netherlands has vast resources of clay that are exploited for the fabrication of structural ceramic products such as bricks and roof tiles. Most clay is extracted from the so-called embanked floodplains along the rivers Rhine and Meuse, areas that ...
Hobo, N. +4 more
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Floodplains: the forgotten and abused component of the fluvial system
E3S Web of Conferences, 2016 River restoration is strongly focussed on in-channel initiatives driven by fisheries interests and a continued desire for river stability. This contrasts greatly with the inherently mobile nature of watercourses. What is often overlooked is the fact that
Heritage George +2 more
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Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of riparian soil morphology in a restored floodplain [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2013 Floodplains have been intensively altered in industrialized countries, but are now increasingly being restored. It is therefore important to assess the effect of these restoration projects on the aquatic and terrestrial components of ecosystems. However,
B. Fournier +3 more
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Long-term success of floodplain meadow restoration on species-poor grassland
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Restoration of floodplain meadows remains a challenge, as many degraded sites suffer from seed limitation. The transfer of seed-containing plant material from species-rich donor sites is a widely used method to restore semi-natural grasslands.
Leonhard Sommer +4 more
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Seedling Emergence from Seed Banks in Ludwigia hexapetala-Invaded Wetlands: Implications for Restoration [PDF]
, 2019 Soil seed banks play a critical role in the maintenance of wetland plant communities and contribute to revegetation following disturbances. Analysis of the seed bank can therefore inform restoration planning and management.
Castillo Segura, Jesús Manuel +3 more
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Hydrological Foundation as a Basis for a Holistic Environmental Flow Assessment of Tropical Highland Rivers in Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2020 The sustainable development of water resources includes retaining some amount of the natural flow regime in water bodies to protect and maintain aquatic ecosystem health and the human livelihoods and wellbeing dependent upon them.
Abebe, Wubneh B. +10 more
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Examples and lessons for best practices for Danube River revitalisation [PDF]
Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2012 The ecological balance of Danube River has suffered alteration processes because of continuously development of human society. In the alteration process of the Danube have been destroyed dominating natural systems and created instead industrial ...
MARIN Eugenia +4 more
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Frontiers in Conservation ScienceIntroductionHabitat loss and degradation pose significant threats to global fish and wildlife populations, prompting substantial investments in habitat creation and restoration efforts.
James T. Peterson, Adam Duarte
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