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Impact of Encroachment of Floodplains of Adyar River on Chennai Floods
Floodplains are the natural pathways that accommodate the excess water overtop** the riverbanks during high flow times. However, they have become a...
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More Than a Service: Values of Rivers, Wetlands and Floodplains Are Informed by Both Function and Feeling
How people value rivers, wetlands and floodplains influences their attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards these ecosystems, and can shape policy...
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Mobilisation of Cd, Mn, and Zn in floodplains by action of plants and its consequences for spreading historical contamination and fluvial geochemistry
Cadmium, Mn, and Zn are mobilised by plants commonly growing in floodplains, most notably willows ( Salix ) and alder ( Alnus ). These plants accumulate...
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Legacy effects of historical gold mining on floodplains of an Australian river
The gold rush at the end of the nineteenth century in south-eastern Australia resulted in the mobilization and re-deposition of vast quantities of...
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Ecotoxicological risks of metals in the subsistence food garden soils of Watut River floodplains, Papua New Guinea
Exorbitant concentrations of toxic metals in the soil from anthropogenic activities are environmental hazards and key health risk concerns to humans....
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Potentially toxic elements in groundwater of the upper Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam, India: water quality and health risk
This paper presents the groundwater quality assessment of the upper Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam on a seasonal basis. A total of 88 samples were...
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Contemporary Contamination of Urban Floodplains in Chennai (India)
Fast growing coastal population centers face an increasing vulnerability to several emission sources of anthropogenic and industrial pollutants. The...
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Interactions of hydrology, geochemistry, and biodiversity in woodland ponds located in riverine floodplains: case study from Scotland
The Gore Glen pond is located in the forested floodplain of the Gore River, in the Mid-Lothian region near Edinburgh, Scotland. This work has...
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Application of pressure–state–response approach for develo** criteria and indicators of ecological health assessment of wetlands: a multi-temporal study in Ichhamati floodplains, India
BackgroundTropical floodplain wetlands are among the most disturbed and intensively harvested ecosystems. Their sustainable management is often...
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Reclamation substantially increases soil organic and inorganic carbon stock in riparian floodplains
PurposeIn recent decades, riparian floodplains have undergone intensive reclamation worldwide, which has potential to influence soil carbon (C)...
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Ecology, Hydrology and Biodiversity of a Woodland Pond: Case Study for Ecosystem Services Provided by Riverine Floodplains
Ponds make a significant contribution to flood management, pollution control, recreation and local biodiversity. Often these benefits are considered...
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Erosion and Redeposition of Sediments and Sediment-Associated Radiocesium on River Floodplains (the Niida River Basin and the Abukuma River as an Example)
This chapter deals with the features of sediment-associated 137Cs accumulation and erosion on the river floodplains in the Fukushima-affected area....
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Avifauna habitability of wetlands in an intensive cultural landscape: insights from the Ichhamati floodplains, India
Wetlands of Ichhamati floodplains, India, are endowed repositories of native and migratory avifauna. However, unplanned utilization and unregulated...
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Health risks of metals in soils and staple foods of the subsistence food gardens in the floodplains of Watut River, Papua New Guinea
The health risks associated with the consumption of staples cultivated in the subsistence food gardens along the Watut River were investigated in...
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Degradation of floodplain integrity within the contiguous United States
Despite the numerous hydrological, geological, and ecological benefits produced by floodplain landscapes, floodplains continue to be degraded by...
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Why do riparian communities persist in disaster-prone areas? Empirical evidence from Mbire District, Zimbabwe
Understanding the relocation behaviour of people from unsafe places has been a major area of research among many scholars. The current study applies...
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Distribution, geochemical behavior, and risk assessment of arsenic in different floodplain aquifers of middle Gangetic basin, India
The present study interprets the distribution and geochemical behavior of As in groundwaters of different regions along the floodplains of Ganga...
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Distribution, remobilization and accumulation of organic contaminants by flood events in a meso-scaled catchment system
BackgroundExtreme weather events and natural disasters such as floods can cause severe damage and impacts on catchment systems covering natural as...
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Large sinuous rivers are slowing down in a warming Arctic
Arctic regions are disproportionately affected by atmospheric warming, with cascading effects on multiple surface processes. Atmospheric warming is...
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Inventory of aqueous and sediment-associated organic pollutants released by the 2021 flood in the Vicht–Inde catchment, Germany
BackgroundThe European flood that occurred between July 13th and 16th 2021, was a natural disaster that caused significant damage in Central European...
