Effects of a 'natural'flood event on the riparian ecosystem of a regulated large‐river system: the 2011 flood on the Missouri River, USA

MD Dixon, CJ Boever, VL Danzeisen… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Flow regulation has significantly altered hydrological, geomorphic, and ecological
processes on the Missouri River. Cumulative effects are evident in declines in cottonwood …

Evaluating the effects of dam construction on the morphological changes of downstream meandering rivers (Case study: Karkheh River)

A Liaghat, A Adib, HR Gafouri - Engineering, Technology & Applied …, 2017 - etasr.com
The establishment of stability in rivers is dependent on a variety of factors, and yet the
established stability can be interrupted at any moment or time. One factor that can strongly …

Flood effects provide evidence of an alternate stable state from dam management on the upper Missouri River

K Skalak, A Benthem, C Hupp, E Schenk… - River Research and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We examine how historic flooding in 2011 affected the geomorphic adjustments created by
dam regulation along the approximately 120 km free flowing reach of the Upper Missouri …

Deposition potential and flow‐response dynamics of emergent sandbars in a braided river

JS Alexander, B McElroy, S Huzurbazar… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sandbars are ubiquitous in sandy‐braided rivers throughout the world. In the Great Plains of
the United States, recovery and expansion of emergent sandbar habitat (ESH) has been a …

Decline of novel ecosystems used by endangered species: the case of piping plovers, least terns, and aggregate mines

JG Jorgensen, SJ Brenner, LR Greenwalt… - Ecosphere, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sand and gravel mining creates novel ecosystems along the Platte, Loup, and Elkhorn rivers
in Nebraska, USA. Piping plovers and least terns are state and/or federally threatened and …

Nest‐site selection by Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers at managed, off‐channel sites along the Central Platte River in Nebraska, USA

DM Baasch, PD Farrell, JM Farnsworth… - Journal of Field …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Given the high productivity of Interior Least Terns (Sternula antillarum athalassos) and
Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) on constructed off‐channel nesting sites along the …

Reproductive ecology of interior least tern and piping plover in relation to Platte River hydrology and sandbar dynamics

JS Alexander, JG Jorgensen… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Historical and contemporary use of large, economically important rivers by threatened
and/or endangered species in the United States is a subject of great interest to a wide range …

[图书][B] Scales, controls, and habitats of fluvial macroform sandbars

JS Alexander - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Fluvial barforms are the fundamental building blocks of rivers, but their scales, controls,
dynamics, and habitats remain poorly understood and quantified. The scales of bars …

Foraging movements and colony attendance of Least Terns (Sternula antillarum) on the central Platte River, Nebraska, USA

MH Sherfy, MM Ring, JH Stucker, MJ Anteau… - Waterbirds, 2021 - BioOne
Least Terns (Sternula antillarum) are known to forage away from nesting colonies, yet little
information is available about movement rates and distances. We used VHF transmitters and …

Interior Least Terns (Sternula antillarum athalassos) in a Landscape of Fear: Explaining Predator Frequency on Sandbars Using Habitat Features

CN Kimbrell - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Causes of colony failure in interior least terns (Sternula antillarum athalassos) have been a
prevalent topic for researchers investigating this previously endangered species. In …