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Influence of vegetation maintenance on flow and mixing: case study comparing fully cut with high-coverage conditions
Monika Barbara Kalinowska
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Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Kaisa Västilä
Aalto University School of Engineering, Espoo, Finland
Freshwater Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Michael Nones
Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Adam Kiczko
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Emilia Karamuz
Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej Brandyk
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Adam Kozioł
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Krukowski
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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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.
Vegetation is commonly found in rivers and channels. Using field investigations, we evaluated...