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The Roseg valley was shaped by glaciers and glacial activity is still the dominant force altering floodplain habitats. Today, more than 40% of the catchment of the Roseg flood plain is glacierized. Glacial influence on floodplain dynamics is expected to increase in the future in response to climate change.
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Zah, R., Maisch, M., Uehlinger, U., Rothenbühler, C. (2003). Glacial History and Floodplain Evolution. In: Ward, J.V., Uehlinger, U. (eds) Ecology of a Glacial Flood Plain. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0181-5_2
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