Cumulative Impacts of Land Cover Change and Dams on the Land–Water Interface of the Tocantins River

Riparian vegetation performs important ecosystems services, improving water quality, mitigating erosion, and maintaining regional plant and animal biodiversity. Regular annual flooding maintains riparian forests through an intermediate disturbance regime. In response, seasonally flooded vegetation h...

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Main Authors: A. Christine Swanson, Stephanie Bohlman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.662904/full