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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795921203321

Autore

Opperman Jeffrey J.

Titolo

Floodplains : Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services / / Jeffrey J. Opperman, Peter B. Moyle, Eric W. Larsen, Joan L. Florsheim, Amber D. Manfree

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

0-520-96632-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages)

Disciplina

333.91/7

Soggetti

Floodplains

Floodplains - California - Central Valley

Floodplain ecology

Floodplain management

Earth (Planet) Surface Processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Authors -- Acknowledgments -- 1. INTRODUCTION TO TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS -- 2. HYDROLOGY -- 3. GEOMORPHOLOGY -- 4. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY -- 5. ECOLOGY: INTRODUCTION -- 6. FLOODPLAIN FORESTS -- 7. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION -- 8. FISHES AND OTHER VERTEBRATES -- 9. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND FLOODPLAIN RECONCILIATION -- 10. FLOODPLAINS AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE -- 11. CASE STUDIES OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION -- 12. CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY -- 13. CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS TODAY -- 14. RECONCILING CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS -- 15. CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS FOR MULTIPLE BENEFITS -- References -- Geospatial Data Sources -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Floodplains provides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions. It synthesizes decades of research on floodplain ecosystems, explaining hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological processes and how under appropriate management these processes



can provide benefits to society ranging from healthy fish populations to flood-risk reduction. Drawing on the framework of reconciliation ecology, the authors explore how new concepts for floodplain ecosystem restoration and management can increase these benefits. Additionally, they use case studies from California's Central Valley and other temperate regions to show how innovative management approaches are reshaping rivers and floodplains around the world.