Assessment of vegetation effects on hydraulics and of feedbacks on plant survival and zonation in ephemeral channels

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作者
Sandercock, P. J. [1 ]
Hooke, J. M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Sinclair Knight Merz, Malvern, Vic 3144, Australia
[2] Univ Liverpool, Dept Geog, Liverpool L69 7ZT, Merseyside, England
关键词
ephemeral channels; vegetation; roughness; resistance; WinXSPRO; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; FLOW RESISTANCE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL IMPACTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; RIVER; GRADIENTS; ROUGHNESS; STREAMS;
D O I
10.1002/hyp.7508
中图分类号
TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];
学科分类号
081501 ;
摘要
The interaction of vegetation and flow in channels is important for understanding the influences of forces in channels and effects on erosion, sediment flux and deposition; it has implications for channel habitats, channel instability and restoration schemes. Methods are needed for calculating forces on plants and data are required on thresholds for plant destruction and survival. A simple method of calculating the effect of hydraulics on vegetation and its zonation within ephemeral channels is described. Detailed cross section surveys of channel morphology, vegetation and estimates of Manning's n are input into the software program WinXSPRO to calculate the hydraulics of flows across the channel for a given event or flow level, incorporating subdivision into zones of differing morphology and vegetation across the section. This was applied to a number of cross sections on ephemeral channels in SE Spain and typical roughness values for Mediterranean vegetation types in channels were assessed. The method is demonstrated with reference to two well-documented floods in SE Spain, in September 1997 on the Torrealvilla and in October 2003 along the Salada. These flows led to the mortality of herbs, reed and smaller shrub species. Some damage to larger shrubs and trees occurred, but trees such as Tamarisk (Tamarix canariensis) were shown to withstand high forces. Some grasses were highly resistant to removal and induced sedimentation. Significant erosion was limited to areas with little vegetation covering the channel floor. Further quantification of resistance of vegetation to flows and upper threshold values for removal is continuing by relating calculated hydraulic conditions using the methods outlined to measurements of vegetation responses in events at monitoring sites. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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