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 …

Feedbacks between geomorphology and biota controlling Earth surface processes and landforms: a review of foundation concepts and current understandings

D Corenblit, ACW Baas, G Bornette, J Darrozes… - Earth-Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review article presents recent advances in the field of biogeomorphology related to the
reciprocal coupling between Earth surface processes and landforms, and ecological and …

Tracing the scientific trajectory of riparian vegetation studies: Main topics, approaches and needs in a globally changing world

S Dufour, PM Rodríguez-González, M Laslier - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Riparian vegetation is a crucial component of fluvial systems and serves multiple socio-
ecological functions. The objective of this review is to follow the scientific trajectory of studies …

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 …

The biogeomorphological life cycle of poplars during the fluvial biogeomorphological succession: a special focus on Populus nigra L.

D Corenblit, J Steiger, E González… - Earth Surface …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Riverine ecosystems are recurrently rejuvenated during destructive flood events and
vegetation succession starts again. Poplars (ie species from Populus genera) respond to …

Resistance, resilience, and community dynamics in mediterranean-climate streams

Y Hershkovitz, A Gasith - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
Streams and rivers in mediterranean-climate regions (med-rivers) are subjected to
sequential, yet contrasting hydrologic disturbances of drying and flooding. Although …

Considering river structure and stability in the light of evolution: feedbacks between riparian vegetation and hydrogeomorphology

D Corenblit, NS Davies, J Steiger… - Earth Surface …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
River ecological functioning can be conceptualized according to a four‐dimensional
framework, based on the responses of aquatic and riparian communities to …

Riverscapes downstream of hydropower dams: Effects of altered flows and historical land-use change

FC Aguiar, MJ Martins, PC Silva… - Landscape and Urban …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dams strongly impair the fluvial environment by altering downstream flows. We analysed
riverscapes downstream of three dams and hypothesized that different dam types in rivers …

Vegetation turnover in a braided river: frequency and effectiveness of floods of different magnitude

N Surian, M Barban, L Ziliani… - Earth Surface …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This work addresses the temporal dynamics of riparian vegetation in large braided rivers,
exploring the relationship between vegetation erosion and flood magnitude. In particular, it …