The synthesis paper “Bringing the margin to the focus: 10 challenges for riparian vegetation science and management” published in WIREs Water is now available online ; see here
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Threats, biodiversity and restoration in floodplain forests
A review just published in STOTEN by Havrdová et al provides existing ecological understanding of the mechanisms underlying the high heterogeneity and diversity of temperate floodplain forests and of the pressures threatening their high biological value due to habitat homogenisation. Details here
Last newsletter online
The last newsletter of the COST Action CONVERGES (December 2021 ; # 12) is online here
What is riparian vegetation ? Why is it important ?
A European BiodivERsA project dedicated to woody riparian buffers !
CROSSLINK is a European BiodivERsA research project that focuses on woody riparian buffers as a key component of landscape-level green infrastructure capable of mitigating human pressures and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services delivery in stream and river networks.
More ? see here : https://www.riparianbuffers.com/