Mastodawn

Conceptualizing River Floodplains
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005681 <-- shared paper/commentary
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"PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: River floodplains are integrative ecosystems in which diverse processes operate together to maintain river health. Floodplains are as critical to river health as the channel itself, yet floodplains lack the legal protections afforded to river channels in many countries.
KEY POINTS
• A river floodplain is an integrative physical, chemical, biological system and a key component of a river corridor
• Contemporary societal perceptions and regulatory frameworks do not reflect this scientific consensus...”
#water #hydrology #river #floodplain #surfacewater #geology #sedimentology #geomorphology #ecology #biogeochemical #policy #planning #interdisciplinary #model #modeling #management #monitoring #ecosystem #riverhealth #legal #regulations #humanimpacts #overview

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Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ Aug 27, 2025

"an uncontrolled spill of 2,500 litres of polyaluminium chloride by Uisce Éireann killed at least 5,000 fish in the river Allow in Cork. The state body was fined €3,500 for the damage, an amount almost on par with the €3,267 in legal costs. A paltry fine with no intent to ensure accountability"
#UisceEireann #RiverHealth #PaltryFines #Ecocide

The Big Data Cluster Nov 2, 2023

Deep learning reveals 87% of studied rivers are warming, with 70% facing oxygen loss, threatening aquatic ecosystems. #RiverHealth

#CriticalZone #EnvironmentalScience #SciComm

📖: https://bit.ly/49n54q0

CZNet

BellingenNSW Oct 17, 2023

Macroinvertebrate monitoring citizen science program in Belllingen

"Twice a year, community members and scientists come together to test for waterbugs at six sites along the Bellinger and Kalang catchments. Macroinvertebratese include juvenile stages of many insects like dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies, caddisflies, water beetles, and more."

"Our macro program was requested by the scientists supporting the recovery of the critically endangered Bellinger River Snapping Turtle."

"The ongoing recovery of the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle in the Bellinger Catchment is linked directly to the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of the catchment’s rivers. Not only are aquatic macroinvertebrates an important component of the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle diet, the macroinvertebrate communities are sensitive to changes in water quality and will, therefore, be an important indicator of river health into the future.”

https://www.ozgreen.org/macromuster
#macroinvertebrate #waterbugs #water #pollution #monitoring #Bellinger #Kalang #BellingerRiverSnappingTurtle #RiverHealth

Bellingen Riverwatch Macro Muster — OzGreen

OzGreen

James Aldridge - Artist Nov 30, 2022

Hello, looking to follow more people interested in/working with #rivers #riverhealth #riverfutures and #riverrestoration on here… any recommendations?

Lots of ppl on the bird site but trying to spend more time on here!

My own river related research/artwork is currently focused on the #QueerRiver and #RippleEffectSalisbury projects:

https://queerriver.com/about-the-project/

https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/blue-health-wessex-archaeology-ripple-effect

Photo below is from my local stretch of the #SalisburyAvon in #Wiltshire UK

About the Project

Queer River

James Aldridge - Artist Nov 12, 2022

A extension to my introduction - very much looking to connect with other #artists on here, or others exploring/researching #artandecology #sociallyengagedart.

Also research into #queer #autistic and #neuroqueer perspectives on #climatejustice

Also very interested in health/wellbeing esp. #bluehealth #riverhealth #riverrestoration