Vegetation is commonly found in rivers and channels. Using field investigations, we evaluated the influence of different vegetation coverages on the flow and mixing in the small naturally vegetated channel. The obtained results are expected to be helpful for practitioners, enlarge our still limited knowledge, and show the further required scientific directions for a better understanding of the influence of vegetation on the flow and mixing of dissolved substances in real natural conditions.

- The studies on the effects of vegetation on flow and mixing are increasingly common in controlled, well-defined laboratory conditions, often involving only selected types of vegetation (e.g. submerged, emergent or selected species, etc.). Studies in the field, due to their complexity, are still rarely conducted, although they are necessary for further understanding of processes in real conditions with natural/disordered vegetation - says Assoc. Prof. Eng. Monika Kalinowska, the main author of the article.

We encourage you to read the article:

Kalinowska, M. B., Västilä, K., Nones, M., Kiczko, A., Karamuz, E., Brandyk, A., Kozioł, A., and Krukowski, M.: Influence of vegetation maintenance on flow and mixing: case study comparing fully cut with high-coverage conditions, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 953–968, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-953-2023, 2023.