Assessing patterns of spatial distribution of large wood in semi-natural, single-thread channels of Central Europe

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17310%2F22%3AA2302HJR" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17310/22:A2302HJR - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0341816222003010" target="_blank" >https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0341816222003010</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106315" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.catena.2022.106315</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Assessing patterns of spatial distribution of large wood in semi-natural, single-thread channels of Central Europe

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Spatial distribution of large wood (LW) is frequently assessed in a simplified form as a degree to which wood is clustered into jams usually as the consequence of previous wood mobility in the stream. In this study, longitudinal patterns of LW distribution in ten semi-natural, single-thread reaches (catchment area 0.10–1479 km2, channel width 2.5–34 m, bed slope 0.0009–0.23 m m− 1) of watercourses of the temperate climatic zone in Central Europe were quantitatively evaluated using a one-dimensional Ripley’s K statistic and the parameter of concavity. Although these metrics could not indicate clear differences in distribution patterns between the mountain confined and the lowland unconfined reaches, they helped reveal some specific features of LW spatial organisation. Ripley’s K statistic indicated a higher degree of LW aggregation in the reach recently disturbed by a high-magnitude debris flow/debris flood event and the reaches with suggested intensive LW transport. A regular pattern of LW distribution with respect to the recurrent LW retention features was suggested by a reversal of the trend in calculated concavity values, as channel bins with the lowest values of the parameter roughly equalled the spacing of meanders. Moreover, the used metrics indicated somewhat contradictory distribution patterns in some of the study reaches, with Ripley’s K demonstrating the occurrence of LW aggregation along the whole longitudinal profile and concavity values indicating downstream variation in LW counts and volumes between short subsequent channel sections. Both quantitative metrics can provide valuable information about longitudinal patterns of LW storage and they have a potential to be used in geomorphic research focused on any features distributed along line structures.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Assessing patterns of spatial distribution of large wood in semi-natural, single-thread channels of Central Europe

Popis výsledku anglicky

Spatial distribution of large wood (LW) is frequently assessed in a simplified form as a degree to which wood is clustered into jams usually as the consequence of previous wood mobility in the stream. In this study, longitudinal patterns of LW distribution in ten semi-natural, single-thread reaches (catchment area 0.10–1479 km2, channel width 2.5–34 m, bed slope 0.0009–0.23 m m− 1) of watercourses of the temperate climatic zone in Central Europe were quantitatively evaluated using a one-dimensional Ripley’s K statistic and the parameter of concavity. Although these metrics could not indicate clear differences in distribution patterns between the mountain confined and the lowland unconfined reaches, they helped reveal some specific features of LW spatial organisation. Ripley’s K statistic indicated a higher degree of LW aggregation in the reach recently disturbed by a high-magnitude debris flow/debris flood event and the reaches with suggested intensive LW transport. A regular pattern of LW distribution with respect to the recurrent LW retention features was suggested by a reversal of the trend in calculated concavity values, as channel bins with the lowest values of the parameter roughly equalled the spacing of meanders. Moreover, the used metrics indicated somewhat contradictory distribution patterns in some of the study reaches, with Ripley’s K demonstrating the occurrence of LW aggregation along the whole longitudinal profile and concavity values indicating downstream variation in LW counts and volumes between short subsequent channel sections. Both quantitative metrics can provide valuable information about longitudinal patterns of LW storage and they have a potential to be used in geomorphic research focused on any features distributed along line structures.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10508 - Physical geography

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

CATENA

ISSN

0341-8162

e-ISSN

1872-6887

Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

August

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000800112200003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85129568109