Open AccessWhy Rivers Need Their Floodplains
Author(s) -
Ellen Wohl
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo156786
Subject(s) - floodplain , geography , environmental science , cartography
Floodplain storage of water, nutrients, and sediment is critical to sustaining river ecosystems but has been reduced by human activities.