Research area 2: Stream dynamics

The flow regime has our strong focus for several reasons. (1) It directs the succession of riparian plant communities and ecological soil and stream processes. (2) The stream serves as a pathway for redistribution of organic and inorganic material that influences plant communities along and within rivers. (3) The widespread plantation of spruce is believed to reduce the amount of water available from the catchment.

Our research focusses on monitoring the stream flow through permanently monitoring the stream flow at the beginning of the project area, in the middle and at the end of it, and comparing these data with the stream flow in a similar stream nearby. Further we measure the precipitation locally.