Reconnect backwaters and wetlands

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Reconnect backwaters and wetlands

Reconnect backwaters and wetlands08. Floodplains/off-channel/lateral connectivity habitats improvement

General description

Reconnect backwaters (oxbows, side channels) and wetlands refers to measure aiming to restore lateral connectivity between the main river channel and its floodplain. [1]

Applicability

-The measure is applicable for medium sized rivers and large rivers, in tropical and temperate waters as well (Tockner et al. 2000);

Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):

  • HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
  • physico � chemical parameters
  • Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)

The measure aims to restore the lateral (riverine-riparian-floodplain) dimension of a river system, affected by human activities (Ward and Stanford, 1989) and to re-vitalize natural processes induces by the river ,,flood pulse” (Junk et al., 1989). Therefore most restoration schemes of river corridor are based on a re-establishment of the river pulse (Molles et al., 1998; Tochner et al., 1998; Toth et al., 1998; Schiemer et al., 1999).

Temporal and spatial response

Pressures that can be addressed by this measure

Cost-efficiency

Case studies where this measure has been applied

Useful references

Other relevant information

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