Abstract:Centuries of human development have altered the connectivity of rivers,
adversely impacting ecosystems and the services provided. Significant
investments in natural resource projects are made annually with the goal
to restore function to degraded rivers and floodplains and protect
freshwater resources. Yet restoration projects often fall short of their
objectives, in part, due to the lack of systems-based, strategic
planning. To evaluate channel-floodplain (dis)connectivity and
erosion/incision hazard at the r… Show more
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