Ecohydrological Dynamics and Impacts of Woody Debris in Rivers and Streams
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 2032
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Instream large woody debris (LWD) is a critical component for aquatic ecosystem sustainability and function. LWD provides a structural habitat for aquatic biota, organic material and nutrients for aquatic food webs, geomorphological stability, and numerous other critical ecological services. This component of stream and riverine systems has historically been regarded as a barrier to navigation and thus a nuisance to be removed from rivers with resulting significant ecological cascades. Riparian vegetation that is necessary for LWD recruitment has also been cleared for urban and agricultural land development, reducing the available supply of riverine woody debris. Reservoirs and flood control systems have also reduced LWD recruitment and transport in riverine systems. Thus, LWD has often been overlooked in conservation management planning. Recent advances in riverine science have resulted in greater understanding of the geomorphological and ecological significance of LWD restoration and maintenance. There is still much to be learned about specifics regarding optimal LWD species, sizes, densities, distributions, and budgets and how these components interact with changing land uses and climates. This Special Issue of Water will explore the state of the research on LWD in rivers and streams.
Prof. Matthew McBroom
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Large woody debris
- Instream flows
- Riparian vegetation
- Fluvial geomorphology
- Stream ecology
- Stream restoration
- Woody debris recruitment
