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What's in a name? A naming convention for geomorphic river types using the River Styles Framework by Fryirs, Kirstie A, Brierley, Gary J

“…Meaningful iteration between place-based knowledge of rivers and generalised, theoretically-framed understandings is a significant challenge in river science…”
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An approach for measuring confinement and assessing the influence of valley setting on river forms and processes by Fryirs, Kirstie A., Wheaton, Joseph M., Brierley, Gary J.

“…Valley setting and confinement (or lack thereof) are primary controls on river character and behaviour. Although there are various proxies for valley…”
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Geomorphic mapping and taxonomy of fluvial landforms by Wheaton, Joseph M., Fryirs, Kirstie A., Brierley, Gary, Bangen, Sara G., Bouwes, Nicolaas, O'Brien, Gary

“…Fluvial geomorphologists use close to a 100 different terms to describe the landforms that make up riverscapes. We identified 68 of these existing terms that…”
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The importance of relational values in river management: understanding enablers and barriers for effective participation by Mould, Simon A., Fryirs, Kirstie A., Howitt, Richard

“…Participation by local communities is a key requirement of many environmental management policies globally. Understanding what enables or prevents landholders'…”
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Engaging with research impact assessment for an environmental science case study by Fryirs, Kirstie A., Brierley, Gary J., Dixon, Thom

“…Impact assessment is embedded in many national and international research rating systems. Most applications use the Research Impact Pathway to track inputs,…”
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Author Correction: Engaging with research impact assessment for an environmental science case study by Fryirs, Kirstie A., Brierley, Gary J., Dixon, Thom

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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The impact of urbanisation on community structure, gene abundance and transcription rates of microbes in upland swamps of Eastern Australia by Christiansen, Nicole A, Fryirs, Kirstie A, Green, Timothy J, Hose, Grant C

“…The Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone of the Sydney Basin occur in the headwaters of Sydney's drinking water catchments and are listed as endangered…”
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River sensitivity: a lost foundation concept in fluvial geomorphology by Fryirs, Kirstie A

“…In the twenty‐first century, fluvial geomorphologists are ideally placed to use their science in an applied manner, and provide guidance on environmental…”
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Catchment-scale (dis)connectivity in sediment flux in the upper Hunter catchment, New South Wales, Australia by Fryirs, Kirstie A., Brierley, Gary J., Preston, Nicholas J., Spencer, John

“…(Dis)connectivity within and between landscape compartments affects the extent and rate of transfer of energy and matter through catchments. Various landforms…”
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Managing sediment (dis)connectivity in fluvial systems by Poeppl, Ronald E., Fryirs, Kirstie A., Tunnicliffe, Jon, Brierley, Gary J.

“…Globally, rivers systems are under considerable and increasing threat from multiple anthropogenic stresses, including different types of direct (e.g. channel…”
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River Styles and stream power analysis reveal the diversity of fluvial morphology in a Philippine tropical catchment by Tolentino, Pamela Louise M., Perez, John Edward G., Guardian, Esmael L., Boothroyd, Richard J., Hoey, Trevor B., Williams, Richard D., Fryirs, Kirstie A., Brierley, Gary J., David, Carlos Primo C.

“…Characterisation of hydromorphological attributes is crucial for effective river management. Such information is often overlooked in tropical regions such as…”
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Application of globally available, coarse‐resolution digital elevation models for delineating valley bottom segments of varying length across a catchment by Khan, Sana, Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…The worldwide availability of digital elevation models (DEMs) has enabled rapid (semi‐)automated mapping of earth surface landforms. In this paper, we first…”
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Connectivity as an emergent property of geomorphic systems by Wohl, Ellen, Brierley, Gary, Cadol, Daniel, Coulthard, Tom J., Covino, Tim, Fryirs, Kirstie A., Grant, Gordon, Hilton, Robert G., Lane, Stuart N., Magilligan, Francis J., Meitzen, Kimberly M., Passalacqua, Paola, Poeppl, Ronald E., Rathburn, Sara L., Sklar, Leonard S.

“…Connectivity describes the efficiency of material transfer between geomorphic system components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a…”
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Geomorphic effectiveness: a linear concept in a non‐linear world by Lisenby, Peyton E., Croke, Jacky, Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…Geomorphic effectiveness has been an influential concept in geomorphology since its introduction by Reds Wolman and John Miller in 1960. It provided a much…”
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Forgotten peatlands of eastern Australia: An unaccounted carbon capture and storage system by Cowley, Kirsten L., Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…In a carbon-constrained world, global peatlands are vital carbon capture and storage systems. Here we calculate regional carbon stocks, sequestration rates and…”
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Developing and using geomorphic condition assessments for river rehabilitation planning, implementation and monitoring by Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…Frameworks for assessing geomorphic river condition constitute a core part of the river management process, providing a critical platform for environmental…”
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Seed banks as a source of vegetation regeneration to support the recovery of degraded rivers: A comparison of river reaches of varying condition by O'Donnell, Jessica, Fryirs, Kirstie A., Leishman, Michelle R.

“…Anthropogenic disturbance has contributed to widespread geomorphic adjustment and the degradation of many rivers. This research compares for river reaches of…”
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The morphology and geomorphic evolution of a large chain‐of‐ponds river system by Williams, Rory T., Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…Rivers with discontinuous watercourses are part of the spectrum of river diversity. Chain‐of‐ponds types contain irregularly spaced, steep‐sided ponds that are…”
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Sedimentologically significant tributaries: catchment‐scale controls on sediment (dis)connectivity in the Lockyer Valley, SEQ, Australia by Lisenby, Peyton E., Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…The nature of catchment‐scale sediment (dis)connectivity is the primary influence on sediment delivery to trunk streams and controls the particle size…”
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‘Out with the Old?’ Why coarse spatial datasets are still useful for catchment‐scale investigations of sediment (dis)connectivity by Lisenby, Peyton E., Fryirs, Kirstie A.

“…The increasing popularity of remote sensing techniques has created numerous options for researchers seeking spatial datasets, especially digital elevation…”
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