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2.7 DISCUSSION _______________________________________________ 107 2.7.1 Riparian vegetation composition and zonation 107 2.7.2 Transverse variation across the floodplain: definition of groups 109 2.7.3 Behavior of woody riparian species in regulated and unregulated sites 111 2.7.4 Importance and uncertainty of the variables in the definition of groups 113 2.7.5 Management implications and further research 118 3 RESPONSE CURVES AND HYDROLOGICAL GUILDS OF WOODY RIPARIAN SPECIES, ORIENTED TO WATER MANAGEMENT IN MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS 123 3.1 ABSTRACT ________________________________________________ 123 3.2 INTRODUCTION __________________________________________ 124 3.3 STUDY SITES ______________________________________________ 127 3.3.1 Hydrological characterization 128 3.3.2 Riverine characterization 132 3.4 METHODS ________________________________________________ 135 3.4.1 Geo-referenced sampling of vegetation by transects 135 3.4.2 Dendrometric survey 136 3.4.3 Core samples preparation and definition of growth curves 138 3.4.4 Hydrometry 140 3.4.5 Hydraulic modelling 143 3.4.6 Definition of variables 143 3.4.7 Data analysis 147 3.5 RESULTS __________________________________________________ 148 3.5.1 Growth functions 148 3.5.2 Boxplots of hydrological variables and definition of hydrological guilds 150 3.5.3 Curves of hydrological response 155 3.6 DISCUSSION _______________________________________________ 162 3.6.1 Hydrological guilds of woody riparian species 162 3.6.2 Factors affecting the quality and uncertainty of response guilds and curves 164 3.6.3 Implications for management 168 XVI
4 ASSESSING HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL AND FLORISTIC PATTERNS ALONG A REGULATED MEDITERRANEAN RIVER: THE SERPIS RIVER 173 4.1 ABSTRACT ________________________________________________ 173 4.2 INTRODUCTION __________________________________________ 175 4.3 METHODS ________________________________________________ 178 4.3.1 Study area 178 4.3.2 Geographical characterisation 180 4.3.3 Biological data collection 184 4.3.4 Hydromorphological characterisation 185 4.3.5 Human impacts and pressures 187 4.3.6 Variable classification 188 4.3.7 Data analyses 188 4.4 RESULTS __________________________________________________ 191 4.4.1 Floristic composition and riparian habitat quality 192 4.4.2 Instream habitat characteristics and fluvial habitat heterogeneity 196 4.4.3 Variable reduction 198 4.4.4 Factors controlling riparian habitat quality 199 4.4.5 Factors controlling instream habitat quality 201 4.5 DISCUSSION _______________________________________________ 203 4.5.1 Riparian and instream habitat quality downstream of the Beniarrés dam 203 4.5.2 Longitudinal variation of the flora and hydromorphological indices 205 4.5.3 Factors controlling riparian and instream habitat quality 207 5 SIX DECADES OF CHANGES IN THE RIPARIAN CORRIDOR OF A MEDITERRANEAN RIVER: A SYNTHETIC ANALYSIS BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA SOURCES 213 5.1 ABSTRACT ________________________________________________ 213 5.2 INTRODUCTION __________________________________________ 214 5.3 STUDY AREA AND SITES ___________________________________ 217 5.4 METHODS ________________________________________________ 220 XVII
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