作者: Philip Greenwood , Nikolaus J. Kuhn
DOI: 10.1002/ESP.3672
关键词: Landform 、 Fluvial 、 Impatiens glandulifera 、 Temperate climate 、 Perennial plant 、 Balsam 、 Hydrology 、 Sediment 、 Environmental science 、 Riparian zone
摘要: In a review of the role plants in river systems, Gurnell (2014) explains how living riparian vegetation can moderate and manipulate environments by trapping sediment promoting longer-term stability. Although concentrates on perennial humid temperate zone, this commentary acts as reminder that some other kinds fluvial environment do not act way. This is done describing Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam), highly invasive annual plant now found many countries three separate continents, may significantly increase soil erosion along riverbanks zone inland watercourses. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.