Location-based environmental factors contributing to rainfall-triggered debris flows in the Ba river catchment, northwest Viti Levu island, Fiji
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DOI: 10.1007/s10346-017-0918-4
Abstract: Mass movements in tropical Pacific small island developing states (SIDS) can be devastating although studies are relatively few and contributing environmental factors are not often investigated in detail. On 25 January 2012, following 3 days of… read more here.
Keywords: environmental factors; mass; river catchment; debris flows ... See more keywords
Study of organic pollution in superficial sediments of Meliane river catchment area: aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-8213-6
Abstract: Organic contaminants can be accumulated in aquatic systems even at trace concentrations with potential threats to the environment and human health. The present study has been performed to evaluate the effects of organochlorines and polyaromatic… read more here.
Keywords: sediments meliane; pollution; river catchment; meliane river ... See more keywords
Potential invasiveness by non-indigenous macrozoobenthos in the secondary hydrographic system of a temperate-climate river catchment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.01.037
Abstract: Abstract In the context of biological invasions, freshwater aquatic invertebrates represent one of the most successful groups of organisms. At the same time, the secondary hydrographic system of a river catchment acts as a preferential… read more here.
Keywords: secondary hydrographic; river catchment; class; hydrographic system ... See more keywords
Characterisation of wet and dry spells and associated atmospheric dynamics at the Pra River catchment of Ghana, West Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100801
Abstract: Abstract Study region The Pra river catchment in Ghana, West Africa. Study focus Knowledge of the spatio-temporal distribution of wet and dry spells are crucial for rain-fed agriculture at the Pra River catchment. This study… read more here.
Keywords: pra river; wet dry; river catchment; catchment ... See more keywords
Effects of restoration practices on controlling soil and water losses in the Wei River Catchment, China: An estimation based on longitudinal field observations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.12.001
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the soil and water processes and their interactions over time and space has attracted research and policy attention worldwide. But past studies have rarely adopted an interdisciplinary approach to integrating the primary natural… read more here.
Keywords: water; wei river; river catchment; sediment ... See more keywords
More than just a corridor: A suburban river catchment enhances bird functional diversity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.07.013
Abstract: Abstract Globally, as trends of urbanisation continue to intensify, there has been increasing concern over the impacts of urban expansion on biodiversity and greater attention towards addressing these impacts. Ecological infrastructure such as urban rivers… read more here.
Keywords: river; functional diversity; river catchment; catchment ... See more keywords
Environmental Distribution of AR Class 1 Integrons in Upper Adige River Catchment (Northern Italy)
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17072336
Abstract: The source of antibiotic residuals can be directly related to the presence of municipal or industrial wastewater and agricultural activities. Antibiotics can trigger the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes within bacterial communities. The mobile genetic… read more here.
Keywords: class integrons; adige river; river catchment; upper adige ... See more keywords