Foreword to Supplement

Abstract

My sincere thanks and congratulations to all authors, the conference co-chairmen Abdellah Kharicha and R. Mark Ward, the scientific committee, and Andreas Ludwig from the University of Leoben as well as to all paper reviewers for their excellent work. Furthermore, I want to thank INTECO and Dr. Harald Holzgruber, who not only followed his father's footsteps and supported our efforts to bring LMPC back to Austria, but also was gold sponsor of the conference and made this special edition of BHM possible. I very much hope that the selected papers will be of great interest to you. Enjoy! Bruno Hribernik Executive Member of the Managing Board, ASMET B. Hribernik ()

Effects of Riparian Vegetation on the Transport and Accumulation of Floating Objects in a Meandering River

“…They not only influence the aesthetic and other qualities of the natural and constructed streams but can also be a source of nonreversible global pollution. Large objects such as wood branches and debris that are washed into flows can not only influence the conveyance of the river streams but can damage structures like bridges and hydropower intake structures [1]. Management of these floating objects in rivers is becoming a major issue in developed and developing countries [2].…”