Biogeomorphology revisited : looking towards the future
Biogeomorphology. Special issue
Starting with definitions of core biogeomorphic processes, the AA. consider the need for future biogeomorphological studies to evaluate the crucial links between bioprocesses, biological community dynamics and inorganic earth surface processes. Five
key applications of biogeomorphological research are identified, the roles of organisms in environmental reconstruction, trace fossil analysis, extraterrestrial geomorphology, environmental engineering and the built environment. The challenges
for future research include investigating the relevance of nonlinear dynamical ideas to biogeomorphology and developing better sampling and monitoring techniques for bioprocesses.
Biogeomorphology and landscape evolution: the problem of scale
Special issue. Biogeomorphology, terrestrial and freshwater systems
This paper examines the scale linkage problem with respect to biogeomorphology at time scales intermediate between the evolutionary and the process-response, i.e., at time scale appropriate to landscape evolution. First, the A. presents several
biogeomorphic succession model by referring to the biogeomorphological life cycle of P. nigra. Finally, they propose new research perspectives based on this theoretical framework.
Biogeomorphological disturbance regimes : progress in linking ecological and geomorphological systems
Aeolian features ; Biogeography ; Biogeomorphology ; Coastal environment ; Ecosystem ; Environmental management ; Fluvial processes ; Land atmosphere interaction ; Model ; Salt marsh
Some simple conceptual models have been proposed to describe biogeomorphological responses to disturbance within fluvial and aeolian environments, and are reviewed here. Recent research on the interactions between ecological and geomorphological
Biogeomorphological effects of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal on a small ephemeral wash near Apache Junction, Arizona
Aerial photography ; Arid area ; Arizona ; Biogeomorphology ; Channel ; Ephemeral stream ; Geographical information system ; Hydraulic works ; Photointerpretation ; Sedimentation rate ; Thematic mapping ; United States of America ; Vegetation
This research investigated how the canal effects biogeomorphological changes on the desert washes it blocks. The section of the canal traversing the study area was constructed between 1986 and 1987; aerial photographs and GIS were used to quantify
High shell deposition of the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) on alluvial bars : exploratory investigations and biogeomorphological research perspectives
Alluvial bar ; Aquatic ecosystem ; Biogenic process ; Biogeography ; Biogeomorphology ; Ecology ; France ; Garonne ; Habitat ; Invasive species ; Mollusca ; Stream
Biogeochemistry ; Biogeomorphology ; Carbon sequestration ; Channel geometry ; Climatic change ; Conceptual model ; Dendrochronology ; Ecosystem ; Erosion ; Riparian vegetation ; Sediment transport ; United States of America ; Vegetation ; Watershed
This review suggests new directions for research uniting ecology and geomorphology - the sub-discipline of biogeomorphology. The research, which recently has become vigorous, includes the sources, movement, and fates of fluvial loads of sediment
conditions; and the refinement of current empirical and conceptual models and dendrochronological techniques to measure landscape change. These well acknowledged topics and others less well anticipated ensure that biogeomorphology will remain vibrant.