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DOI 10.1007/s13157-021-01458-x
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Title (Primary) Simple modelling for a large-scale assessment of total phosphorus retention in the floodplains of large rivers
Author Schulz-Zunkel, C.; Baborowski, M.; Ehlert, T.; Kasperidus, H.D.; Krüger, F.; Horchler, P.; Neukirchen, B.; Rupp, H.; Scholz, M. ORCID logo ; Symmank, L.; Natho, S.
Source Titel Wetlands
Year 2021
Department FLOEK; NSF; BOSYS
Volume 41
Issue 6
Page From art. 68
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
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Keywords Phosphorous retention; Floodplains; Elbe; Rhine
Abstract Floodplains provide a multitude of ecosystem functions and services with water purification being one of them. For this study we modelled the retention of total phosphorous (TP) in the floodplains of the river Rhine and the river Elbe, looking at sediment deposition as the main process responsible for removing TP from rivers during inundation events. We applied two different approaches: a proxy-based approach (PBA) and a one-dimensional model based approach (MBA). We used both to calculate the yearly TP retention and compared it with the annual TP load in the rivers. Compared to the transported river load the Elbe floodplains investigated retained approx. 4.9% TP resp. 1.4% (PBA vs. MBA) while in the floodplains of the river Rhine about 1.8% vs. 0.3% TP was retained. We found that the greatest difficulty in quantifying TP retention in floodplains is due to the lack of spatial detail on the hydrological connectivity between rivers and their adjacent floodplains and that a sound validation of the results is absolutely necessary. Long-term monitoring data for floodplains, especially on hydrological connectivity, are of crucial importance in this respect.
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Schulz-Zunkel, C., Baborowski, M., Ehlert, T., Kasperidus, H.D., Krüger, F., Horchler, P., Neukirchen, B., Rupp, H., Scholz, M., Symmank, L., Natho, S. (2021):
Simple modelling for a large-scale assessment of total phosphorus retention in the floodplains of large rivers
Wetlands 41 (6), art. 68 10.1007/s13157-021-01458-x