Human impacts on sediment in the Yangtze River: A review and new perspectives

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 162; pp. 8 - 17
• Main Authors: Yang, H.F., Yang, S.L., Xu, K.H., Milliman, J.D., Wang, H., Yang, Z., Chen, Z., Zhang, C.Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; basins; Grain size; gravel; Human impacts; rivers; Sediment; sediment transport; sediment yield; social impact; soil conservation; stream channels; suspended sediment; temporal variation; Three Gorges Dam; Yangtze River; Yangtze River (Changjiang); Yangtze River; Grain size; Yangtze River (Changjiang); Human impacts; Sediment; Three Gorges Dam

Changes in riverine suspended and riverbed sediments have environmental, ecological and social implications. Here, we provide a holistic review of water and sediment transport and examine the human impacts on the flux, concentration and size of sediment in the Yangtze River in recent decades. We fin...