River – the bloodstream of landscape and catchment (CROSBI ID 231839)
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Bonacci, Ognjen
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River – the bloodstream of landscape and catchment
Rivers are among the most important of planetary water resources. Over the past 50 years, rivers have suffered the single most intense onslaught of all planetary ecosystems. Pressures caused by human as well as natural factors on river ecosystems unstoppably increase. In order to mitigate negative consequences, it is of crucial importance to understand the deep and complex relationship between river morphology, hydrology and ecology. The paper treats river as a crucial part of the environment. Special attention is given to the role of riparian zone, hyporheic zone and floodplain on ecological processes. The role of ecohydrology as a new and promising interdisciplinary scientific field is explained. Furthermore, two very different roles of floods are discussed. From one point of view, a flood represents a very dangerous and devastating event, whereas from the other, it brings many benefits particularly for ecological variability and soil fertility. Finally, the role of dams and levees is discussed.
river ; riparian zone ; hyporheic zone ; floodplain ; ecohydrology ; dam ; levee
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