Effects of increased flooding on riparian vegetation: Field experiments simulating climate change along five European lowland streams

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 3052 - 3063
• Main Authors: Garssen, Annemarie G., Baattrup‐Pedersen, Annette, Riis, Tenna, Raven, Bart M., Hoffman, Carl Christian, Verhoeven, Jos T. A., Soons, Merel B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomass; Climate; Climate Change; cold season; Duration; Europe; field experimentation; Field tests; Flooding; Floods; Flowers & plants; Glacial streams; global change; Herbivores; hydrological changes; Hydrology; Nitrogen; Northern European region; nutrient availability; Phosphorus; phytomass; Plant biomass; Plant communities; Plant diversity; Plant extracts; Plant species; plant species composition; Plants; Precipitation; Rain; riparian areas; Riparian land; Riparian vegetation; Riparian zone; Rivers; seed deposition; Seeds; Soil; Species composition; Species diversity; Species richness; Spring; stream riparian gradient; Streams; Vegetation changes; wetlands; Winter; Northern European region; hydrological changes; floods; wetlands; biodiversity; global change; seed deposition; riparian zone; stream riparian gradient; nutrient availability; plant species composition

In many parts of the world, the magnitude and frequency of cold‐season precipitation are expected to increase in the near future. This will result in an increased magnitude and duration of winter and spring flooding by rain‐fed streams and rivers. Such climate‐driven increases in flooding are likely...