Why wood should move in rivers

E Wohl, H Uno, SB Dunn, JT Kemper… - River Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large wood is inherently mobile in naturally functioning river corridors, yet river
management commonly introduces wood that is anchored to limit hazards. Wood that is …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of fine-grained sediment on mountain stream macroinvertebrate communities: Forestry activities and beaver-induced sediment management

A Bylak, K Kukuła - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Fine-grained sediments are a natural component of river systems. Human activities generate
additional sources of fine sediment. In mountainous areas, the anthropogenic inputs of fine …

Abiotic predictors of fine sediment accumulation in lowland rivers

M McKenzie, J England, IDL Foster… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The delivery of excessive fine sediment (particles< 2 mm in diameter) to rivers can cause
serious deleterious effects to aquatic ecosystems and is widely acknowledged to be one of …

The effects of a sediment flushing on Alpine macroinvertebrate communities

S Folegot, MC Bruno, S Larsen, K Kaffas, GR Pisaturo… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Sediment flushing from dams can help desilting reservoirs and reinstate the longitudinal
sediment transfer continuity in rivers, but negative ecological impacts might arise. We …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal effects of fine sediment deposition on benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, function and biodiversity likely reflects landscape setting

KL Mathers, A Doretto, S Fenoglio, MJ Hill… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, excessive fine sediment (particles< 2 mm) deposition is acknowledged to have
deleterious effects on aquatic biodiversity. However, the impacts are often equivocal …

[HTML][HTML] Flow predictability indicates the ecological quality of the river: A case of invertebrates in Central Europe

A Wałęga, R Kędzior, L Książek, D Młyński… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow regime and its variability play a fundamental role in preserving rivers' ecosystems.
Effects of flow predictability modeling on macroinvertebrate community structure parameters …

Sediment transport, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen responses to annual streambed drawdowns for downstream fish passage in a flood control reservoir

L Schenk, H Bragg - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Sediment transport, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen were evaluated during six consecutive
water years (2013–2018) of drawdowns of a flood control reservoir in the upper Willamette …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the performance of taxonomic and trait-based biomonitoring approaches for fine sediment in the UK

M McKenzie, J England, I Foster, M Wilkes - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Fine sediment is a leading cause for the decline of aquatic biodiversity globally. There is an
urgent need for targeted monitoring to identify where management methods are required in …

Ecological integrity impairment and habitat fragmentation for Neotropical macroinvertebrate communities in an agricultural stream

S Echeverría-Sáenz, R Ugalde-Salazar… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Volcán River watershed in the south Pacific of Costa Rica comprises forests, small
urban settlements, cattle fields, and intensive agriculture (mostly pineapple and sugarcane) …

Exploring macroinvertebrates ecological preferences and trait-based indicators of suspended fine sediment effects in the Tsitsa River and its tributaries, Eastern Cape …

P Ntloko, CG Palmer, FC Akamagwuna, ON Odume - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The taxonomy-based response pattern of macroinvertebrates to sediment stress is well
established, with tolerant taxa increasing in impacted conditions, while sensitive taxa …