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Effects of stream restoration by legacy sediment removal and floodplain reconnection on water quality

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
The effectiveness of many stream restorations in improving water quality is unmeasured. In the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, activity by European settlers resulted in upland erosion and deposition of sediments 1–3 m in thickness in stream ...
Patrick McMahon, Vanessa B Beauchamp, Ryan E Casey, Christopher J Salice, Kyle Bucher, Melinda Marsh, Joel Moore   +6 more
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Carbon, Nitrogen, and Corresponding Stable Isotope Signatures Reveal Channel Banks as Major Sediment Sources in a Tropical Agricultural Watershed

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Uncertainties about the applicability of δ13C and δ15N as tracers of sediment sources in tropical river basins highlight the need for more in‐depth investigations of these isotopes. This study therefore assessed the effectiveness of δ13C and δ15N signatures in discriminating sediment sources in an agricultural catchment in Northeast Brazil ...
Fábio Farias Amorim, Yuri Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva, Rennan Cabral Nascimento, Ygor Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva, Angelo Jamil Maia, Tales Tiecher, Jean Paolo Gomes Minella, Yusheng Zhang, Hari Ram Upadhayay, Simon Pulley, Adrian L. Collins   +10 more
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Long‐Term Morphodynamic Responses to Flood Diversion in the Lower Kano River, Japan

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fluvial morphodynamics—the interaction between water flow, sediment transport, and channel morphology—is a central concern in sustainable river management. However, the long‐term effects of flood diversion remain underexplored. This study investigated the decadal‐scale morphodynamic responses of the lower Kano River in Japan following the ...
Yuta Itsumi, Takeyoshi Chibana, Daisuke Harada, Menglu Qin, Satoshi Watanabe   +4 more
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Strategies for Assessing Post‐Wildfire Geomorphic Resilience in Semiarid Rivers

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We review and summarize diverse components of a catchment that can be monitored after wildfire to assess the geomorphic resilience of the river corridor in semiarid regions. We distinguish upland portions of river catchments from river corridors.
Ellen Wohl, Shayla Triantafillou, Alex Thornton‐Dunwoody, Connor Mertz, Katie Larkin, William Keenan, Steven Griffin, Dylan Davis, Lindsey Blehm   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meander‐Bend Erosion Dynamics Along a Gravel‐Bed River: Insights From Short‐Term UAV Monitoring

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Riverbank erosion is a natural process in meandering rivers that contributes to sediment supply and geomorphic diversity, yet it can threaten infrastructure and human activities within the floodplain. Recently, many studies have used high‐resolution remote sensing technologies to measure bank erosion, but they often focus on technical aspects ...
Katarina Pavlek, Mateo Gašparović, Tomáš Galia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wetland management strategies lead to tradeoffs in ecological structure and function

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2017
Anthropogenic legacy effects often occur as a consequence of land use change or land management and can leave behind long-lasting changes to ecosystem structure and function.
Ariane L. Peralta, Mario E. Muscarella, Jeffrey W. Matthews   +2 more
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Ecological restoration and dike relocation on the river Elbe, Germany [PDF]

Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2013
Floodplain restoration has been successfully initiated on a 420 hectare area on the Middle Elbe River in the German Federal State of Brandenburg. Within a federally funded “Large Scale Conservation Project”, grassland dominated agricultural landscape ...
DAMM Christian
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Geomorphic Effects and Habitat Impacts of Large Wood at Restoration Sites in New England

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large wood (used interchangeably with the term “instream wood”), which refers to trees, logs and other wood within a channel, is beneficial to river ecosystems and is being used more frequently as a component of river restoration projects. We identified metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of large wood to promote ecological and geomorphic ...
Audrey J. Turcotte, Noah P. Snyder, Mathias J. Collins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Method for Identifying Rainfall‐Runoff Events at Sub‐Hourly Time Scales: Applications for Nature‐Based Solutions and Water Resources

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how changes in catchment conditions affect ecohydrology in response to rainfall‐runoff events is crucial when developing informed strategies to enhance flow resilience, restore natural habitats, interpret water quality data or reduce flood risk.
Josie Ashe, Daniella Montali‐Ashworth, Alan Puttock, Naomi Gatis, David Luscombe, Kirsty Frith, Pia Benaud, Richard E. Brazier   +7 more
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The Fargo‐Moorhead Diversion: Flood Protection or Sprawl Promotion?

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban growth and development opportunities are needed worldwide, but growth and development must be hazard‐aware and should follow smart‐growth principles. The $2.89 billion Fargo‐Moorhead Area Diversion Project was designed to provide flood protection following damaging floods on the Red River of the North.
Nicholas Pinter, Ryan G. Miller, Joel Paulsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source