Rivers

About us

RILAN is an open working group of teachers and students of the Institute of Geography who meet to solve questions related to the structure and functioning of river and riparian ecosystems. We are dedicated to both basic research and applied problems in geomorphology, hydrology, hydrobiology and landscape ecology.

Recently, we mainly deal with the following topics:

• the mode and connectivity of runoff transport in streams and rivers
• susceptibility of small watersheds to flash floods
• effects and drifting of river wood in waterways
• current and historical changes of meandering rivers
• ties of the river network to the surrounding landscape
• negative manifestations of human activities in rivers and their floodplains

Team members