Winter flooding in Dutch stream valley floodplains: biogeochemical effects and vegetation consequences

Winter flooding in Dutch stream valley floodplains: biogeochemical effects and vegetation consequences Victor Beumer Climatic change has great impacts on stream catchments and their ecology. Expectations are that more extreme climate events will result in undesired flooding in stream catchments. In the Netherlands, former floodplains with a history of agricultural or semi natural land use are put into use again as flooding areas for the purpose of water retention. With these measures, Dutch water policy aims for more frequent, controlled flooding of stream valley floodplains to avoid unwanted... Mehr ...