Ronald E. Poeppl

TL;DR: The value in evaluating boundaries between components of geomorphic systems as transition zones and examining the fluxes across them to understand landscape functioning is emphasized.

TL;DR: A short review of the State-of-the-Art of the connectivity concept is provided, from which it is concluded that scientists have been struggling to find a way to quantify connectivity so far.

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual connectivity framework on geomorphic change in human-impacted fluvial systems is presented, where the role of different types of human agency in altering connectivity relationships in geomorphic systems and integrating notions of human-environment interactions to connectivity concepts in geomorphology to better explain causes and trajectories of landscape change.

TL;DR: This review evaluates how a connectivity-based approach has generated new understanding of structural-functional relationships that characterise complex systems and proposes a ‘common toolbox’ underpinned by network-based approaches that can advance connectivity studies by overcoming existing constraints.

TL;DR: Connectivity has emerged in recent years as a significant conceptual framework within which to address the spatial and temporal variability in runoff and sediment transport as mentioned in this paper. But it may not be evident that the concept of connectivity helps us to express the complexity (in terms of water and sediment yields) of landscape responses to rainfall inputs.