Article
Ecology
Andrew W. Tranmer, Rohan Benjankar, Dmitri Vidergar, Daniele Tonina
Summary: Native riparian forests play a crucial role in supporting the ecosystem function for many species, but their regeneration is being hindered by human activities and climate change. To address this issue, a spatially-distributed riparian forest recruitment model was developed to identify the limiting factors and guide management and restoration efforts. The model showed that disturbance mechanism and hydrologic conditions influenced the success of native forest recruitment.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Andrew W. Tranmer, Diego Caamano, Stephen R. Clayton, Abolfazl Nazari Giglou, Peter Goodwin, John M. Buffington, Daniele Tonina
Summary: A restoration project on an alluvial wet-meadow system found that sizing the channel to the effective discharge (Q(e)) can lead to rapid dynamic equilibrium, while excessively wide channels may take nearly 300 years to reach equilibrium.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Christopher S. Jones, David H. Duncan, Libby Rumpff, Doug Robinson, Peter A. Vesk
Summary: Livestock grazing in riparian areas has both positive and negative effects on vegetation. While reserving riparian areas can benefit native vegetation, livestock grazing can reduce exotic vegetation cover at the cost of native vegetation and ground condition. Quantitative monitoring and evaluation of cost-benefit trade-offs are essential for guiding reservation decisions.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Martha Gomez-Sapiens, Karen J. Schlatter, Angela Melendez, Deus Hernandez-Lopez, Helen Salazar, Eloise Kendy, Karl W. Flessa
Summary: The study compared the use of UAVs, ground surveys, and satellite imagery for evaluating riparian vegetation, showing that UAVs offer efficient and accurate assessments but have limitations in assessing multi-layered vegetation. A combined approach of UAVs and ground surveys is recommended for more comprehensive evaluations.
REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eliyajrj Kujur, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Dhiraj Kumar Yadav, Arnab Banerjee
Summary: Assessment of riparian vegetation ecology revealed significant variation between two rivers, with higher diversity observed in lower vegetation layers in Machhli river and in tree and herb layers in Maini river. The study highlights the importance of species-oriented plantation practices for successful restoration and conservation of riparian vegetation ecosystems.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Marc Stutter, Fabiola Barros Costa, Daire O. HUallachain
Summary: Decades of research on riparian buffer zones (RBZ) have shown the need to look across individual site data for collective evidence on pollution mitigation and river water quality. The research findings indicate that factors related to sediment, phosphorus, nitrogen, coliforms and pesticides retention in RBZ are affected by factors such as buffer width, clay particle size, and slope, with inconsistency in the reporting of other pollutant-specific factors. The study suggests revisiting vegetation management studies, extending study durations, and considering belowground soil biogeochemical and transport processes to better understand site-specific buffer functioning and reduce pollution swapping.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Roy E. Petrakis, Laura M. Norman, Barry R. Middleton
Summary: Riparian systems in the Southwest United States are crucial for human and ecological communities, but they have faced significant changes and stresses. Vegetation management approaches, such as ecological restoration, can address these issues and reduce future impacts.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juha Heiskanen, Hanna Ruhanen, Marleena Hagner
Summary: Mine closures require vegetation restoration, but forest soil alone is not suitable for plant growth in harsh climate conditions. This study explores the potential of adding recyclable waste materials to forest till soil to improve vegetation success on reclaimed mine tailings. The results suggest that using compost as a nitrogen source in till and tailings soil can promote adequate plant growth during the initial growing seasons. Suitable types of biochar and ash amendments can further expedite plant establishment.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jasmina Sargac, Richard K. Johnson, Francis J. Burdon, Amelie Truchy, Geta Risnoveanu, Peter Goethals, Brendan G. McKie
Summary: The study revealed that forested riparian buffers are associated with greater shading, increased gravel content in stream substrates, and faster flow velocities. It also found that riparian vegetation types influence the structural and functional composition of stream invertebrate communities, with implications for stream health and cross-ecosystem connectivity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Tahir, Zheng Jie, Li Changxiao
Summary: The study in the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir in China found that riparian buffer width had the greatest impact on the main waterway, while stream channel width had the most influence on tributaries. The correlation coefficient strengths among ecological and stress parameters were relatively greater in main waterway riparian zones, while stress parameters showed significant relationships with ecological parameters in tributaries.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huijuan Xia, Weijing Kong, Gang Zhou, Osbert Jianxin Sun
Summary: Understanding changes in water-related ecosystem services in the Liaohe River Reserve, China from 2007 to 2015 is crucial for effective riparian ecosystem conservation and restoration. Landscape patterns have significant impacts on ecosystem services at different restoration stages. Water-related ecosystem services have improved since farmland abandonment, but water yield decreased at the natural succession stage.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Austra Zusevica, Santa Celma, Santa Neimane, Moritz von Cossel, Dagnija Lazdina
Summary: Cutaway peatland is a challenging land for plant growth, but wood-ash application can improve soil quality and promote tree growth. The distance from a drainage ditch and fertilizer application positively affect plant diversity, vegetation cover, and composition. However, the fertilizer dose does not have a significant effect.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Martin Palt, Daniel Hering, Jochem Kail
Summary: Woody riparian vegetation (WRV) provides significant benefits to benthic macroinvertebrates in both rural agricultural and urban landscapes, improving ecological status. However, the effects of WRV are context-specific, being more pronounced in rural agricultural catchments and in urban areas with moderate agricultural land use. WRV's beneficial effects are limited in purely urban catchments and in a multiple stressor context.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alberto Maceda-Veiga, Sergio Albacete, Nuria Flor-Arnau, Cristiana Vieira, Vicenc Bros, Marc Domenech, Josep M. Bayona, Juli Pujade-Villar, Francesc Sabater, Ralph Mac Nally
Summary: The study highlights the impacts of traditional farming practices on exposed riverbanks and water quality, mainly attributed to traditional meadow management, abandoned mill weirs, and occasional timber harvesting. While certain indicators differed between exposed and reference sites, the majority of riparian taxa benefited from larger forested areas.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Cherie J. Campbell, Cassandra S. James, Kaylene Morris, Jason M. Nicol, Rachael F. Thomas, Daryl L. Nielsen, Susan L. Gehrig, Gary J. Palmer, Skye Wassens, Fiona Dyer, Mark Southwell, Robyn J. Watts, Nick R. Bond, Samantha J. Capon
Summary: This passage discusses the challenges of evaluating wetland vegetation responses to flow regimes and proposes four principles to guide adaptive management. These principles include aligning management objectives, selecting indicators across scales, understanding temporal flow dynamics, and considering non-flow variables. Key knowledge needs to support these principles are highlighted, emphasizing the urgency of improving understanding of ecological, sociocultural, and economic values of wetland vegetation.
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
A. Securo, C. Del Gobbo, L. Rettig, S. Pillon, A. De Luca, D. Fontana, E. Benedetti Fasil, R. R. Colucci
Summary: Small glaciers in temperate mountain regions have experienced significant reduction and unprecedented melt rates in recent years. Some glaciers have transitioned from clean ice to debris-covered or even rock glaciers. This study examines the surface elevation change of the Popera Alto glacier in the Sesto Dolomites using LiDAR and Structure from Motion surveys, and analyzes its evolution in terms of surface cover and geomorphic processes. The glacier has lost an average of 0.35 m water equivalent per year over the past 16 years, with active modification of its surface cover by geomorphic processes. The role of debris and local topography feedback has allowed the resilience of the glacier, leading to a marked difference between the current environmental equilibrium line altitude (envELA) and the effective ELA (effELA) of the glacier.
Article
Geography, Physical
Zhenzhen Yan, Yaolin Shi, Lili Kang, Xiangtao Fan
Summary: This study proposes a quantitative regional deformation model based on global positioning system (GPS) data to quantitatively analyze the morphological evolution of rivers in the Three Rivers Region. It finds that tectonic deformation phases significantly control regional landscape development and drainage features.
Article
Geography, Physical
Said Mukhtar Ahmad, Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam, Mona Lisa, Luigi Lombardo, Mustafa Kemal Emil, Amira Zaki, Cees J. Van Westen, Islam Fadel, Hakan Tanyas
Summary: In this study, we investigated a large slow-moving landslide in Northern Pakistan, using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) analysis. Our results showed that the crown of the landslide is moving faster than the surrounding regions, while the footslope experienced high deformations. We discussed the possible roles of meteorologic and anthropogenic factors in causing these deformations.
Article
Geography, Physical
Shuang Bian, Xibin Tan, Yiduo Liu, Suoya Fan, Junfeng Gong, Chao Zhou, Feng Shi, Michael A. Murphy
Summary: The Yarlung River's drainage divide is primarily moving north due to variations in precipitation across the Himalayas. The Gangdese drainage divide shows predominantly northward and southward migration, controlled by base-level rise and downstream influences. The presence of north-trending rifts separates the drainage divides into five zones, each with a distinct migration pattern.
Article
Geography, Physical
Joon-Young Park, Seok Yoon, Deuk-Hwan Lee, Seung-Rae Lee, Hwan-Hui Lim
Summary: This study developed a multiple-regression model to estimate site-specific average growth rates of debris flow events. The proposed model was validated through a case study and showed reasonable predictions of debris flow velocities and heights.
Article
Geography, Physical
Nicholas Reilly Mccarroll, Arnaud Temme
Summary: New geochronological data from hillslope boulder armor in the Flint Hills reveal the rates and timing of lateral retreat in the landscape. Surfaces of limestone boulders dating back to the Pleistocene era were found, and the ages of the hillslope armor increased with distance from the limestone bench. The estimated rate of lateral retreat in this landscape is 0.02 mm/yr.
Article
Geography, Physical
Xinbo Yao, Yuntao Tian
Summary: By studying the Longmenshan-Minshan drainage divide, we found that it has reached a dynamic steady state, indicating a balance between erosion and rock uplift. This study also reveals the process of formation and evolution of the divide and raises questions about the effectiveness of divide migration metrics.
Article
Geography, Physical
Junhui Yu, Pin Yan, Yanlin Wang, Guangjian Zhong, Changliang Chen
Summary: The seafloor mounds in the Chaoshan Depression of the South China Sea are identified as mud volcanoes, with fluids coming from underlying mud-fluid diapirs. The hydrocarbon gases feeding the mud volcanoes and diapirs are reasoned to originate from deep Mesozoic source rocks, indicating significant Mesozoic hydrocarbon potential in the Chaoshan Depression.
Article
Geography, Physical
Marius Huber, Luc Scholtes, Jerome Lave
Summary: This paper investigates the relationships between hillslope stability and fabric anisotropy of brittle rock materials and the implications for landscape shaping. It explores the different stability modes and movement characteristics of anisotropic materials, and demonstrates the significant control of material anisotropy on landscape shaping.
Article
Geography, Physical
Shubhra Sharma, Anil D. Shukla
Summary: The study investigates the relationship between glacial dynamics and lake sedimentation during the mid-Holocene climate variability in the Southern Zanskar ranges. It utilizes geomorphological disposition, elemental geochemistry, and optical chronology of relict lake sediment to reconstruct the pattern of minor glacier responses to climate variability. The results indicate six centennial to millennial-scale climatic phases, with warmer phases represented by decreased mineralogical fine grain flux and increased coarse grain flux. The study highlights the potential of relict lake sediment and para/peri-glacial landforms in understanding glacial dynamics and climate change during the Holocene.
Article
Geography, Physical
Jean-Francois Bernier, Sydney W. Meury, Patrick Lajeunesse
Summary: In this study, an approach combining various data and observation methods was proposed to improve the monitoring of landfast ice dynamics and its geomorphic impact on sedimentary systems. The results demonstrate the ability of the approach to accurately measure interannual variations in landfast ice and constrain geomorphic changes. Additionally, the study found a strong relationship between the severity of freezing seasons and the response of landfast ice to hydrometeorological events, with different geomorphic responses observed under different winter conditions.
Article
Geography, Physical
Heping Shu, Fanyu Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between susceptibility of soil-water hazards and human activities, geoheritage sites in the Loess Plateau, China. Landslide and gully erosion susceptibility were obtained using gradient boosting and support vector machines, and a hazard matrix was formed to couple landslide and gully erosion susceptibility. The study found different trends in the magnification times of soil-water hazards chain under different scenarios.
Article
Geography, Physical
Guangqiang Qian, Zhuanling Yang, Xuegang Xing, Zhibao Dong, Youyuan Guo
Summary: Granule ripples are aeolian landforms armored against erosion by coarse grains. This study investigates their seasonal morphological evolution and migration in the Sanlongsha Dune Field. The findings show that wind events, especially those exceeding the threshold velocities of coarse grains, significantly influence the morphodynamics of granule ripples. The study highlights the importance of considering the reptation and saltation of coarse grains in future research on granule ripples.