The geoecology of inland floodplain wetlands: connecting hydro-geomorphic to biogeochemical structure and function

Tsuyoshi Kobayashi; Timothy J. Ralph; Simon J. Hunter

The geoecology of inland floodplain wetlands

connecting hydro-geomorphic to biogeochemical structure and function

Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Timothy J. Ralph, Simon J. Hunter

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Inland floodplain wetlands have intricate multi-channelled networks and unpredictable wet and dry phases related to variable hydrological regimes and geomorphic processes such as sedimentation and erosion. Hydrological reconnection of river channels with outer floodplain and wetland habitats initiates mobilisation and transformation of nutrients, carbon and biota in inland floodplain wetlands. Here, we summarise our findings of the wetland responses to environmental water releases that aim to address the ecological needs for inundation. Despite highly variable hydro-geomorphic characteristics, habitat-dependent patterns and processes are evident in relation to mobilisation and transformation of nutrients, carbon and biota in inland floodplain wetlands. Environmental watering strategies that seek diverse ecological outcomes should include the inundation of multiple hydro-geomorphic habitats as an important driver of structural and functional responses in inland floodplain wetlands.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WIDS2017 Dynamic Landscapes
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the Wetlands in Drylands Research Network Conference
Editors	Timothy J. Ralph
Place of Publication	Sydney, Australia
Publisher	Macquarie University
Pages	17
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	9781741384543
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2017

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The geoecology of inland floodplain wetlands : connecting hydro-geomorphic to biogeochemical structure and function. / Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi; Ralph, Timothy J.; Hunter, Simon J.

WIDS2017 Dynamic Landscapes: proceedings of the Wetlands in Drylands Research Network Conference. ed. / Timothy J. Ralph. Sydney, Australia : Macquarie University, 2017. p. 17.

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