Riparian zones are among the most valuable ecosystems on the earth. They act as the
ecological engineers that improve river health through delivering a range of ecosystem …

Riparian zones act as ecological engineers through stream bank stabilization, pollutant
buffering, energy provision to food webs, and groundwater recharge. In the ongoing …

The riparian buffer width on watersheds has been modified over the last decades. The
human settlements heavily used and have significantly altered those areas, for farming …

Riparian buffers along streams can intercept eroding soils, contaminants, and nutrients,
improving stream habitats and increasing the health of aquatic communities. Instream and …

In low-lying fluvial-lacustrine plain, anthropogenic activities and climatic variation could have
a comprehensive influence on the interactions between surface water and groundwater (SW …

Riparian vegetation represents a protective barrier between human activities installed in
catchments and capable of generating and exporting large amounts of contaminants, and …

Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide and is now frequently detected in
surface waters of agricultural regions, notably in Quebec (Canada). Numerous legislations …

Abstract The Ganga River is the national river of India due to its very high socio-cultural,
economic and ecological significance. It forms the largest river basin of India that supports …

Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are best management practices with the primary aim of
protecting surface waters from eutrophication resulting from excess nutrient inputs from …

Upland agricultural land management activities such as grazing, vegetation burning, and
bare ground restoration impact hydrological elements of headwater catchments, many of …