Linking Flow Regime, Floodplain Lake Connectivity and Fish Catch in a Large River-Floodplain System, the Volga–Akhtuba Floodplain (Russian Federation)

River Floodplain Connectivity and Lateral Fish Passage: A Literature Review

Floodplains play a key role in the ecology of the Upper Mississippi River; however, humans have significantly affected the ecological function of floodplains by isolating them from the main stem of the river with levees. Impoundment and channel training within the main stem also influence floodplain function by altering the flow of water through the system. Because of the key role hydrology pla...

Modelling the flow regime of an arid zone floodplain river, Diamantina River, Australia

Arid zone, ephemeral rivers are characterised by discharge decreasing downstream in the lower reaches due to transmission losses. Modelling the flow regime of these rivers requires data on the spatial and temporal distribution of transmission losses in these reaches. In this study, a hydrological model is developed for a 330 km reach of the Diamantina River in southwestern Queensland, where the...

Aquatic vegetation processes in a floodplain-river system and the influence of lateral dynamics and connectivity

Floodplain connectivity, disturbance and change: a palaeoentomological investigation of floodplain ecology from south-west England.

1. Floodplain environments are increasingly subject to enhancement and restoration, with the purpose of increasing their biodiversity and returning them to a more 'natural' state. Defining such a state based solely upon neoecological data is problematic and has led several authors to suggest the use of a palaeoecological approach. 2. Fossil Coleopteran assemblages recovered from multiple palaeo...

Hydrologic Variability of the Cosumnes River Floodplain

Natural floodplain ecosystems are adapted to highly variable hydrologic regimes, which include periodic droughts, infrequent large floods, and relatively frequent periods of inundation. Effectively managing water resources and maintaining ecosystem services provided by floodplains—and associated aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitats—requires an understanding of seasonal and inter-annual hydro...