Assessment of river hydromorphological quality for restoration purposes: an example of the application of RHQ method to a Polish Carpathian river

• Autorzy: Hajdukiewicz H. , Wyżga B. , Zawiejska J. , Amirowicz A. , Oglęcki P. , Radecki-Pawlik A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s11600-017-0044-7

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Planning and implementation of effective restoration projects require appropriate assessment of a river’s hydromorphological status. Two European standards on hydromorphological assessment of rivers and hydromorphological assessment methods used in Poland are reviewed in the context of their applicability for river restoration purposes. River Hydromorphological Quality assessment method is presented with a case study of the Biała River, Polish Carpathians, where this assessment was used as basis for a restoration project aimed to establish an erodible river corridor. The results of the assessment revealed significant differences in hydromorphological quality between unmanaged and channelized river cross-sections, indicating channel regulation as a major cause of the hydromorphological degradation of the Biała and confirming the choice of the erodible river corridor as an appropriate method of its restoration. The assessment indicated hydromorphological features of the river that were severely modified within the channelized reaches and which are likely to improve the most with the removal of bank protection and allowing free channel migration.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hydromorphological quality; hydromorphological assessment; European standard; river restoration; erodible river corridor

PL

jakość hydromorfologiczna; ocena hydromorfologiczna; norma europejska; renaturyzacja rzeki

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 65, no. 3
• Strony: 423--440
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 61 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Hajdukiewicz H.

• Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

autor

Wyżga B.

• Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

autor

Zawiejska J.

• Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Kraków, Poland

autor

Amirowicz A.

• Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

autor

Oglęcki P.

• Department of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Radecki-Pawlik A.

• Department of Hydraulics Engineering and Geotechnique, University of Agriculture, Kraków, Poland; Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland

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