Multi-decadal floodplain classification and trend analysis in the Upper Columbia River valley, British Columbia

Abstract + + 12 %) have expanded as they gradually replaced marsh and wet-meadow land covers with a reduction in open-water area. This suggests that increasing temperatures have already impacted the regional hydrology, wetland hydroperiod, and floodplain land cover in the Upper Columbia River valley. Overall, there is substantial variation in seasonal and annual land cover, reflecting the dynamic nature of floodplain wetlands, but the results show that the wetlands are drying out with increasing areas of woody/shrub habitat and loss of aquatic habitat. The results suggest that floodplain wetlands, particularly marsh and open-water habitats, are vulnerable to climatic and hydrological changes that could further reduce their areal extent in the future.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Multi-decadal floodplain classification and trend analysis in the Upper Columbia River valley, British Columbia ; volume:28 ; number:10 ; year:2024 ; pages:2203-2221 ; extent:19 ; Hydrology and earth system sciences ; 28, Heft 10 (2024), 2203-2221 (gesamt 19)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Rodrigues, Italo Sampaio ; Hopkinson, Christopher ; Chasmer, Laura ; MacDonald, Ryan J. ; Bayley, Suzanne E. ; Brisco, Brian

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/hess-28-2203-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405300429404.102446978025
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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