Overview
- Draws on traditionally separate bodies of literature (river ecology, river geomorphology, river engineering) to develop an integrative overview of rivers
- Emphasizes rivers as ecosystems rather than as simple conduits for water
- Appeals globally, with specific examples from diverse regions of the world
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
Keywords
- Terrestrial & aquatic environments
- River ecosystems
- Water supply reservoirs
- Flood control
- Active channel
- Floodplain/riparian/hyporheic zone
- Human alterations of rivers
- River corridors
- Water & sediment inputs
- Headwaters, floodplain & subsurface environments/processes
- Flood pulse model
- Basin-scale planning
- River sustainability, restoration and rehabilitation
- Metrics of river health
- marine and freshwater sciences
About this book
Viewing a river as a complex ecosystem with nonlinear responses to human activities will help to promote a more nuanced and effective approach to managing river ecosystems and to sustaining the water resources that derive from rivers. In this context, water resources refers to ecosystem services including water supply, water quality, flood control, erosion control, and riverine biota (e.g., freshwater fisheries). Chapters in this book draw extensively on existing literature but integrate this literature from a fresh perspective. General principles are expanded upon and illustrated with photographs, line drawings, tables, and brief, site-specific case studies from rivers around the world.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustaining River Ecosystems and Water Resources
Authors: Ellen Wohl
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65124-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65123-1Published: 08 September 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65124-8Published: 31 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2191-5547
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5555
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 151
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Hydrology/Water Resources, Ecosystems, Geomorphology, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development