Let's get connected: A new graph theory‐based approach and toolbox for understanding braided river morphodynamics

G Connor‐Streich, AJ Henshaw… - Wiley …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of braided river morphodynamics has improved significantly in recent
years, however, there are still large knowledge gaps relating to both long‐term and event …

Spillage sedimentation on large river floodplains

J Lewin, PJ Ashworth, RJP Strick - Earth Surface Processes …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Active deposition across the floodplains of large rivers arises through a variety of processes;
collectively these are here termed 'spillage sedimentation'. Three groups of 11 spillage …

Multiscale influence of woody riparian vegetation on fluvial topography quantified with ground‐based and airborne lidar

S Bywater‐Reyes, AC Wilcox… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Coupling between riparian vegetation and river processes can result in the coevolution of
plant communities and channel morphology. Quantifying biotic‐abiotic interactions remains …

Understanding processes of island development on an island braided river over timescales from days to decades

AM Gurnell, W Bertoldi, RA Francis… - Earth Surface …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bar colonization by vegetation and subsequent island formation is a key bio‐
geomorphological process in fluvial landscape evolution. Here we investigate …

Floating matter: a neglected component of the ecological integrity of rivers

O Shumilova, K Tockner, AM Gurnell, SD Langhans… - Aquatic Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Floating matter (FM) is a pivotal, albeit neglected, element along river corridors contributing
to their ecological integrity. FM consists of particulate matter of natural (eg wood, branches …

Experimental investigation of channel flow through idealized isolated tree-like vegetation

V Kitsikoudis, O Yagci, VSO Kirca… - Environmental Fluid …, 2016 - Springer
Riparian and floodplain tree-like emergent vegetation alter significantly the flow field and
lead to complicated three-dimensional flow patterns, characterized by increased turbulence …

Underground riparian wood: Reconstructing the processes influencing buried stem and coarse root structures of black poplar (Populus nigra L.)

JV Holloway, MC Rillig, AM Gurnell - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Following analysis of morphological (including dendrochronological and sedimentological)
aspects of buried stem and coarse root structures of eight mature P. nigra individuals located …

Investigation of a gravel-bed river's pattern changes: Insights from satellite images

D Termini - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Changes in river pattern have been documented in the literature. The recognition of islands
and vegetated patches, which is indicative of the evolution processes, requires …

Graph theoretical analysis of braided rivers

G Streich - 2019 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
Braided rivers are one of the most complex and unpredictable natural systems on Earth.
Found worldwide, they are easily identified from above by their distinctive morphology (a …