Plant structural diversity alters sediment retention on and underneath herbaceous vegetation in a flume experiment.

Sediment retention is a key ecosystem function provided by floodplains to filter sediments and nutrients from the river water during floods. Floodplain vegetation is an important driver of fine sediment retention. We aim to understand which structural properties of the vegetation are most important...

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Main Authors: Lena Kretz, Katinka Koll, Carolin Seele-Dilbat, Fons van der Plas, Alexandra Weigelt, Christian Wirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248320