Indices of sediment connectivity: opportunities, challenges and limitations

T Heckmann, M Cavalli, O Cerdan, S Foerster… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Indices of connectivity are critical means for moving from qualitative to (semi-) quantitative
evaluations of material (eg, water, sediment and nutrients) transfer across the building …

Sediment connectivity concepts and approaches

S Najafi, D Dragovich, T Heckmann, SH Sadeghi - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years the concept of connectivity has emerged in sediment management to
describe transfer of sediment from different sections of landscapes at various spatial and …

Connectivity as an emergent property of geomorphic systems

E Wohl, G Brierley, D Cadol… - Earth Surface …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Connectivity describes the efficiency of material transfer between geomorphic system
components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network …

Connectivity in rivers

E Wohl - Progress in Physical Geography, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Connectivity describes the degree to which matter and organisms can move among spatially
defined units in a natural system. River connectivity is typically described in longitudinal …

Biogeomorphic influences on river corridor resilience to wildfire disturbances in a mountain stream of the Southern Rockies, USA

E Wohl, AE Marshall, J Scamardo, D White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract We examine a 9.4-km-long portion of a montane river corridor in the Southern
Rockies, the upper 8 km of which burned in 2020. We focus on sediment storage in logjam …

Evaluating sediment connectivity and its effects on sediment reduction in a catchment on the Loess Plateau, China

W Liu, C Shi, Y Ma, Y Wang - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Sediment connectivity is a principal element for revealing sediment yield variations in
catchments. Although several methods for quantifying this element have been tested, there …

Increase in farm size significantly accelerated stream channel erosion and associated nutrient losses from an intensive agricultural watershed

Y Li, C Tang, Z Huang, Z Hussain, KS Are… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increase in farm size (IFS) can reduce fertilizer use but it may accelerate soil erosion,
particularly stream channel (SC) erosion and associated nutrient losses, due to reduced …

Sediment mobility and connectivity in a catchment: A new mapping approach

M Zingaro, A Refice, E Giachetta, A D'Addabbo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In fluvial basin analysis, sediment connectivity is an important element for defining channel
dynamics. Nevertheless, although several approaches to quantify this concept have been …

The persistence of beaver‐induced geomorphic heterogeneity and organic carbon stock in river corridors

DA Laurel, E Wohl - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers are widely recognized as ecosystem engineers for their ability to shape river
corridors by building dams, digging small canals, and altering riparian vegetation. Through …

Analysis of lateral sediment connectivity and its connection to debris flow intensity patterns at different return periods in the Fella River system in northeastern Italy

N Schopper, M Mergili, S Frigerio, M Cavalli… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
A wide variety of issues are now being addressed using the concept of connectivity, which
has initiated the development of various methods to assess a river's relationship to its …