River Ecology and Management - Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion (Paperback, 1st ed. 1998. 1st softcover printing 2001)

Touching all parts of the natural environment and nearly all aspects of human culture, streams and rivers act as centers of organization within landscapes. They provide natural resources such as fish and clean water, transportation, energy, diffusion of wastes, and recreation. Today, with unprecedented demands on streams and rivers by an exponentially increasing human population, a basic ecological understanding of the structure and dynamics of running waters is essential for formulating sound management and policy decisions. The vast Pacific coastal ecoregion of the United States contains an extraordinary array of physical settings and examples of the range of dynamics associated with rivers and their management. The interface between the science and policy of natural resource management is illustrated by examples from this ecoregion, including the protection of riparian forest, the marbled murrelet, salmon, and amphibians. River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion includes sections on the Physical Environment, the Biotic Environment, Ecosystem Processes, Management, and Recommendations for the Future. Specific topics include channel dynamics, hydrology, water quality, microbial processes, primary production, fish and wildlife, riparian forest dynamics, organic matter and trophic dynamics, biogeochemical cycling, maintaining biodiversity, monitoring and assessment, economic perspectives, legal considerations, and the role of non-governmental organizations in river management. "The wealth of science and literature in the book renders it a useful summary and reference for aquatic and watershed researchers, and most of the concepts and applications extend beyond the ecoregion¿.The lessons to be learned from the history, conceptual paradigms, research findings, and management approaches presented in this book are many and varied." --Ecology

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2001
First published:	1998
Editors:	Robert J. Naiman
Associate editors:	S. Kantor
Editors:	Robert E. Bilby
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	705
Edition:	1st ed. 1998. 1st softcover printing 2001
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-95246-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Hydrology (freshwater) Promotions
LSN:	0-387-95246-2
Barcode:	9780387952468

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