Assessment of the flood mitigation ecosystem service in a coastal wetland and potential impact of future urban development in Chile

O Rojas, E Soto, C Rojas, JJ López - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
A worldwide increase in flooding due to climate change and population growth in exposed
areas is expected, especially in coastal areas; therefore, nature-based solutions (NBS) for …

Assessing urban adaptive capacity to climate change

D Araya-Muñoz, MJ Metzger, N Stuart… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the growing number of studies focusing on urban vulnerability to climate change,
adaptive capacity, which is a key component of the IPCC definition of vulnerability, is rarely …

Seasonal drought effects on the water quality of the Biobío River, Central Chile

MA Yevenes, R Figueroa, O Parra - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Quantifying the effect of droughts on ecosystem functions is essential to the development of
coastal zone and river management under a changing climate. It is widely acknowledged …

A paleo‐hydro‐geomorphological perspective on urban flood risk assessment

O Link, LM Brox‐Escudero, J González… - Hydrological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive flood risk assessment requires enhanced understanding of the coevolution
of the river and its floodplain occupation. Paleoflood analysis to determine flood prone areas …

Genetic structure and diversity in the freshwater gastropod Chilina dombeiana in the Biobío River, Chile

J Bórquez, C Valdovinos, A Brante - Conservation Genetics, 2020 - Springer
In river ecosystems, spatial complexity as well as anthropogenic factors operating at different
temporal and spatial scales are shaping demography, connectivity and population genetic …

Floods

J Gironás, T Bunster, C Chadwick… - Water Resources of Chile, 2021 - Springer
Due to its particular geographic and climatic characteristics, Chile is periodically affected by
floods that in many cases have produced significant socioeconomic impacts. Furthermore …

Snow cover and glaciers

J McPhee, S MacDonell, G Casassa - Water resources of Chile, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Andes Cordillera strongly determines Chile's biophysical conditions. Spanning
the entire length of the country, this mountain range's interaction with the atmosphere …

Impacts of Climate Change Induced Sea Level Rise, Flow Increase and Vegetation Encroachment on Flood Hazard in the Biobío River, Chile

G Schoener, E Muñoz, JL Arumí, MC Stone - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
River flooding is one of the most widespread natural disasters. Projections indicate that
climate change will increase flood hazard in many areas around the world. In this study, we …