Geomorphic response of low-gradient, meandering and braided alluvial river channels to increased sediment supply

JT Kemper, SL Rathburn, ER Mueller, E Wohl… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alteration to the sediment supply of fluvial channels is well understood to trigger
morphological adjustment, but the particularities and peculiarities that arise in any specific …

Current progress in quantifying and monitoring instream large wood supply and transfer in rivers

V Ruiz‐Villanueva, J Aarnink… - Earth Surface …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large wood drives both the form and function of gravel‐bed rivers draining forested basins.
Previously overlooked benefits of wood in rivers are now widely recognized. Together with …

[HTML][HTML] How multiple anthropic pressures may lead to unplanned channel patterns: Insights from the evolutionary trajectory of the Po River (Italy)

A Brenna, S Bizzi, N Surian - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to investigate how a sequence of anthropic pressures that occurred
on a river sector can generate mutual feedback that determines unplanned channel …

The impact of plants on fine sediment storage within the active channels of gravel‐bed rivers: A preliminary assessment

AM Gurnell, W Bertoldi - Hydrological Processes, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The role of aquatic and riparian vegetation in driving morphodynamics of rivers is being
increasingly recognized across all river types. Here, we focus on gravel‐bed rivers, where …

A width‐based approach to estimating historical changes in coarse sediment fluxes at river reach and network scales

A Brenna, S Bizzi, N Surian - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge about historical changes in sediment fluxes in most coarse‐bedded
rivers worldwide is extremely limited. In consideration of this deficiency, we developed a …

Combining hillslope erosion and river connectivity models to assess large scale fine sediment transfers: Application over the Rhône River (France)

C Fabre, M Fressard, S Bizzi… - Earth Surface …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment connectivity at the catchment scale includes the processes linking sediment
sources, sinks and the river outlet. Soil erosion models usually estimate yields without …

Data, knowledge, and modeling challenges for science-informed management of river deltas

RJP Schmitt, PSJ Minderhoud - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Summary 450 million people live on river deltas and thus on land that is precariously low
above the sea level and sinking because of human activities and natural processes …

A dynamic, network scale sediment (dis) connectivity model to reconstruct historical sediment transfer and river reach sediment budgets

M Tangi, S Bizzi, K Fryirs… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modeling network‐scale sediment (dis) connectivity and its response to anthropic pressures
provides a baseline understanding of river processes and sediment dynamics that can be …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale morphological trajectories to support management of free-flowing rivers: the Vjosa in South-East Europe

M Crivellaro, L Serrao, W Bertoldi, S Bizzi, A Vitti… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) are fundamental references for river management, providing the
opportunity to investigate river functioning under minimal anthropic disturbance. However …

Stream power indices correspond poorly with observations of alluvial river channel adjustment

C Parker, J Davey - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A variety of stream power‐based approaches for predicting catchment‐scale alluvial
channel adjustment have been developed. There is an international interest in applying …