Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1)

Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024

ABSTRACT Lateral connectivity between rivers and terrestrial landscapes is critical for both river landscape health. Due to widespread anthropogenic degradation of riverscapes, management aiming connect floodplains, riparian zones, wetlands, putting a spotlight on lateral connectivity. However, there currently no consensus how conceptualize study in across disciplines. Here, we review riverscapes landscapes. We focus the natural sciences, considering hydrology, geomorphology, ecology biogeochemistry, but also consider social restoration emphasize importance bidirectional nature connectivity, operating into out channels balance these directions. The resulting “lateral balance” provides framework understand spatial temporal variability Anthropogenic impacts have swung enhancing transport materials through networks while suppressing fluxes from adjacent conclude that further research at interfaces aquatic components advance our conceptual understanding catchment systems. propose such should be framed within paradigm “rebalancing” explicitly recognizing bidirectionality laterally connecting processes, significance hydrologic, geomorphic, biologic functions they support, value society ecosystem services climate change resilience provide.

Язык: Английский

Cumulative and discrete effects of forest harvest and drainage on the hydrological regime and nutrient dynamics in boreal catchments

Forest Ecology and Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 585, С. 122605 - 122605

Опубликована: Март 17, 2025

Язык: Английский