Effect of land use on the structure and diversity of riparian vegetation in the Duero river watershed in Michoacán, Mexico

Human impact on plant biodiversity in functional floodplains of heavily modified rivers – A comparative study along German Federal Waterways

“…This seems to be true also in floodplains Härdtle et al, 2006;Méndez-Toribio et al, 2014). In an earlier case study on the diversity of plants along the banks of a canal in comparison to those of a river (Harvolk et al, 2014), we found that land use patterns and landscape structure were related to biodiversity distribution along both systems under study.…”

Planting grass filter strips: Does it influence the structure and function of riparian habitats of agricultural headwater streams?

“…These results are consistent with others [5,7,[34][35][36] who have quantified the impacts of agriculture on riparian habitats. Berges et al [36] observed greater tree density, greater percentage trees and shrubs, and greater maximum canopy height in planted forested riparian habitats compared to row crop and pasture within an agricultural watershed in Iowa.…”

“…Harrison and Harris [34] documented that riparian habitats of intensively grazed riparian habitats of chalk streams in England exhibited decreased vertical structure and were dominated by herbaceous vegetation while ungrazed riparian habitats had greater amounts of woody vegetation and greater vertical structure. Mendez-Toribio et al [5] observed that the species richness, diversity, number of unique species, and density of woody vegetation decreased within riparian habitats adjacent to agricultural fields compared to those adjacent to forested habitats in Mexico.…”

Changes in Vascular Flora of the Rzeszow Reservoir after 20 Years (SE Poland)

“…An increased number of species of trees and shrubs, and particularly of Salix species, was reported by Lyashenko [61], who observed also the spread of tall fen vegetation, which resulted from the great accumulation of sediments and smaller water depth. Vegetation of river val-leys plays an important role in maintenance of many functions of ecosystems, including the control of river bank erosion, thermal regulation, nutrient filtration and retention, maintenance of water quality and habitats for animals, but also as a factor of aesthetic and recreational value [75]. The changes can be magnified by human activity [76,77].…”