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 …

Changing river channels: The roles of hydrological processes, plants and pioneer fluvial landforms in humid temperate, mixed load, gravel bed rivers

AM Gurnell, W Bertoldi, D Corenblit - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The fluvial riparian and aquatic patch mosaic varies along rivers according to
geomorphological setting, hydrological regime, sediment supply and surface–groundwater …

The life history of Salicaceae living in the active zone of floodplains

S Karrenberg, PJ Edwards, J Kollmann - Freshwater Biology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
1. Exposed riverine sediments are difficult substrata for seedling establishment because of
extremes in the microclimate, poor soil conditions and frequent habitat turnover. Various …

Aquatic terrestrial linkages along a braided-river: riparian arthropods feeding on aquatic insects

A Paetzold, CJ Schubert, K Tockner - Ecosystems, 2005 - Springer
Rivers can provide important sources of energy for riparian biota. Stable isotope analysis (δ
13 C, δ 15 N) together with linear mixing models, were used to quantify the importance of …

Trees as riparian engineers: the Tagliamento River, Italy

A Gurnell, G Petts - … Processes and Landforms: The Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Pristine river corridors were characterized by island and floodplain development driven by
the inter‐play of flows, sediments and woody vegetation. Here we explore these …

Interactions between river flows and colonizing vegetation on a braided river: exploring spatial and temporal dynamics in riparian vegetation cover using satellite data

W Bertoldi, NA Drake, AM Gurnell - Earth Surface Processes …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Field, laboratory, and numerical modelling research are increasingly demonstrating the
potential of riparian tree colonization and growth to influence fluvial dynamics and the …

The topographic signature of vegetation development along a braided river: Results of a combined analysis of airborne lidar, color air photographs, and ground …

W Bertoldi, AM Gurnell, NA Drake - Water Resources Research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper combines archived remotely sensed data (airborne lidar and digital color air
photographs) with nonsynchronous ground observations (including observations of …

Understanding reference processes: linkages between river flows, sediment dynamics and vegetated landforms along the Tagliamento River, Italy

W Bertoldi, A Gurnell, N Surian… - River Research and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy, represents an important Alpine to
Mediterranean braided system, where interactions between river flows, sediment dynamics …

[图书][B] Comparative plant succession among terrestrial biomes of the world

K Prach, LR Walker - 2020 - books.google.com
Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not
fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant …

The role of timing, duration, and frequency of inundation in controlling leaf litter decomposition in a river-floodplain ecosystem (Tagliamento, northeastern Italy)

SD Langhans, K Tockner - Oecologia, 2006 - Springer
Despite growing recognition of the importance of a natural flow regime in river-floodplain
systems, researchers struggle to quantify ecosystem responses to altered hydrological …