Plants as river system engineers

A Gurnell - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plants growing within river corridors both affect and respond to fluvial processes. Their
above‐ground biomass modifies the flow field and retains sediment, whereas their below …

Reciprocal interactions and adjustments between fluvial landforms and vegetation dynamics in river corridors: a review of complementary approaches

D Corenblit, E Tabacchi, J Steiger, AM Gurnell - Earth-Science Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Until recently, one-way relationships between flow dynamics, geomorphology and plant
ecology were considered dominantly when studying the functioning of river systems …

Connectivity of streams and wetlands to downstream waters: an integrated systems framework

SG Leibowitz, PJ Wigington Jr… - JAWRA Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in connectivity has increased in the aquatic sciences, partly because of its relevance
to the Clean Water Act. This paper has two objectives:(1) provide a framework to understand …

A conceptual model of vegetation–hydrogeomorphology interactions within river corridors

AM Gurnell, D Corenblit… - River research and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a conceptual model of vegetation–hydrogeomorphology interactions and
feedbacks within river corridors (ie river channels and their floodplains) that builds on …

[HTML][HTML] Improving river hydromorphological assessment through better integration of riparian vegetation: Scientific evidence and guidelines

MG Del Tánago, V Martínez-Fernández… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
River hydromorphology has long been subjected to huge anthropogenic pressures with
severe negative impacts on related ecosystems' functioning and water quality. Therefore …

Modeling the interactions between river morphodynamics and riparian vegetation

C Camporeale, E Perucca, L Ridolfi… - Reviews of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The study of river‐riparian vegetation interactions is an important and intriguing research
field in geophysics. Vegetation is an active element of the ecological dynamics of a …

Control of sediment dynamics by vegetation as a key function driving biogeomorphic succession within fluvial corridors

D Corenblit, J Steiger, AM Gurnell… - … and Landforms: The …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian vegetation responds to hydrogeomorphic disturbances and environmental
changes and also controls these changes. Here, we propose that the control of sediment …

Altered stream‐flow regimes and invasive plant species: the Tamarix case

JC Stromberg, SJ Lite, R Marler… - Global Ecology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To test the hypothesis that anthropogenic alteration of stream‐flow regimes is a key
driver of compositional shifts from native to introduced riparian plant species. Location The …

Riparian vegetation research in Mediterranean-climate regions: common patterns, ecological processes, and considerations for management

JC Stella, PM Rodríguez-González, S Dufour, J Bendix - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
Riparian corridors in Mediterranean-climate regions (med-regions) are resource-rich
habitats within water-limited, larger landscapes. However, little is known about how their …

Vulnerability of riparian ecosystems to elevated CO2 and climate change in arid and semiarid western North America

LG Perry, DC Andersen, LV Reynolds… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian ecosystems, already greatly altered by water management, land development, and
biological invasion, are being further altered by increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations …