Effect of riparian vegetation on floodplain development: case study on River Maros
Biogeomorphology
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https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.4467Keywords:
meander development, channel narrowing, dendro-geomorphology, River MarosAbstract
Research on meander development and bank accumulation in connection with riparian vegetation was carried out on the lower section of River Maros applying dendro-geomorphology. In the 19th century the River Maros was regulated and it was nearly completely straightened, forcing unnatural channel pattern to the river. On the investigated section of river intensive meander and point-bar development have started since the regulations. The goal of the presented research was to define the nature of meander migration, the links between the water level and the development of the bars and the effect of the vegetation on the bank stability. According to the dendrological analysis new point-bar surfaces develop in case of high water levels, though, during long-lasting low-water periods vegetation can colonize lower bar surfaces stabilizing them. The vegetation plays an important role in bank stability and point-bar development. The meander development was different in the studied meanders, because of their different maturity and type.
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