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Inundation Dynamics in Braided Floodplains: Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy

Inundation Dynamics in Braided Floodplains: Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy Ecosystems (2002) 5: 636 – 647 DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0170-0 ECOSYSTEMS © 2002 Springer-Verlag Inundation Dynamics in Braided Floodplains: Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy 1 1 1 Dimitry van der Nat, * Andreas P. Schmidt, Klement Tockner, 2 1 Peter J. Edwards, and J. V. Ward Department of Limnology, Eidgeno ¨ ssiche Anstalt fu ¨ r Wasserversorgung Abwasserreinigung und Gerwa ¨ sserchutz, Uberlandstrasse 133, 8600 Du ¨ bendorf, Switzerland; and Geobotanical Institute, Eidgeno ¨ ssiche Technische Hochschule, 8044 Zu ¨ rich, Switzerland ABSTRACT The relationships among water level, inundated the degree of inundation at lower water levels was area, and shoreline dynamics were investigated in a highly dynamic during most of the year. Simulated bar-braided and an island-braided floodplain of the shoreline length averaged 171 m ha (13.6 km 1 1 Tagliamento River in northeast Italy. Ground-based km ), with a maximum of 197 m ha (15.6 km surveys with a differential global positioning system km ) occurring during periods with intermediate (aGPS) unit were used to delineate all aquatic– water levels. The corresponding values determined terrestrial interfaces (shorelines) in the active flood- with GPS were somewhat higher, with an average 1 1 plain at different water levels. Despite complex in- value http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecosystems Springer Journals

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Life Sciences; Ecology; Plant Sciences; Zoology; Environmental Management; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Hydrology/Water Resources
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Ecosystems (2002) 5: 636 – 647 DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0170-0 ECOSYSTEMS © 2002 Springer-Verlag Inundation Dynamics in Braided Floodplains: Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy 1 1 1 Dimitry van der Nat, * Andreas P. Schmidt, Klement Tockner, 2 1 Peter J. Edwards, and J. V. Ward Department of Limnology, Eidgeno ¨ ssiche Anstalt fu ¨ r Wasserversorgung Abwasserreinigung und Gerwa ¨ sserchutz, Uberlandstrasse 133, 8600 Du ¨ bendorf, Switzerland; and Geobotanical Institute, Eidgeno ¨ ssiche Technische Hochschule, 8044 Zu ¨ rich, Switzerland ABSTRACT The relationships among water level, inundated the degree of inundation at lower water levels was area, and shoreline dynamics were investigated in a highly dynamic during most of the year. Simulated bar-braided and an island-braided floodplain of the shoreline length averaged 171 m ha (13.6 km 1 1 Tagliamento River in northeast Italy. Ground-based km ), with a maximum of 197 m ha (15.6 km surveys with a differential global positioning system km ) occurring during periods with intermediate (aGPS) unit were used to delineate all aquatic– water levels. The corresponding values determined terrestrial interfaces (shorelines) in the active flood- with GPS were somewhat higher, with an average 1 1 plain at different water levels. Despite complex in- value

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