Skip to main content
Journal cover image
Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels

Publication ,  Chapter
Julian, JP; Podolak, CJP; Meitzen, KM; Doyle, MW; Manners, RB; Hester, ET; Ensign, S; Wilgruber, NA
July 21, 2016

Stream channels are scaled to the amount of water and sediment they convey. The amount and size of bed sediment, composition of bank material, type of channel vegetation (both riparian and in-stream), and valley morphology (slope and width) influence channel size and shape. Interactions and feedbacks among these six bio-hydro-geomorphic controls dictate channel stability and how channels respond to changes in the environment. In this chapter, we use these six interdependent variables as context in which to demonstrate how connections among hydrology, geomorphology, and vegetation; (1) set the range of variability in channel morphology; (2) understand disturbance-recovery regimes in streams; (3) illustrate how bio-hydro-geomorphic templates influence important abiotic components of stream ecosystems; and (4) present management strategies that incorporate bio-hydro-geomorphic connections. Finally, we discuss some of the important challenges that lay ahead in connecting fluvial geomorphology and stream ecology.

Duke Scholars

DOI

ISBN

9780124058903

Publication Date

July 21, 2016

Start / End Page

85 / 133
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Julian, J. P., Podolak, C. J. P., Meitzen, K. M., Doyle, M. W., Manners, R. B., Hester, E. T., … Wilgruber, N. A. (2016). Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. In Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment (pp. 85–133). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-405890-3.00002-6
Julian, J. P., C. J. P. Podolak, K. M. Meitzen, M. W. Doyle, R. B. Manners, E. T. Hester, S. Ensign, and N. A. Wilgruber. “Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels.” In Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment, 85–133, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-405890-3.00002-6.
Julian JP, Podolak CJP, Meitzen KM, Doyle MW, Manners RB, Hester ET, et al. Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. In: Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment. 2016. p. 85–133.
Julian, J. P., et al. “Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels.” Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment, 2016, pp. 85–133. Scopus, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-405890-3.00002-6.
Julian JP, Podolak CJP, Meitzen KM, Doyle MW, Manners RB, Hester ET, Ensign S, Wilgruber NA. Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels. Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment. 2016. p. 85–133.
Journal cover image

DOI

ISBN

9780124058903

Publication Date

July 21, 2016

Start / End Page

85 / 133