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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019593703321

Titolo

The rivers handbook [[electronic resource] ] : hydrological and ecological principles . Volume 2 / / edited by Peter Calow and Geoffrey E. Petts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Boston, : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994

ISBN

9786612237324

9781282237322

1282237322

9781444313871

1444313878

9781444313864

144431386X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (539 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalowPeter

PettsGeoffrey E

Disciplina

550

551.483

Soggetti

Rivers

Stream ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The Rivers Handbook: Hydrological and Ecological Principles, Volume Two; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; Part 1: Perturbations and Biological Impacts; 1: Rivers: Dynamic Components of Catchment Ecosystems; 2: River Pollution; 3: Hydrological Change; 4: River Channel Change; 5: System Recovery; Part 2: Monitoring Programmes; 6: Spatial and Temporal Problems with Monitoring; 7: Water-Quality Monitoring; 8: Biological Water-Quality Assessment of Rivers: Use of Macroinvertebrate Communities; Part 3: Modelling: Forecasting and Prediction

9: Hydrology and Climate Change10: Modelling Hydrological Processes for River Management; 11: Water-Quality Modelling; 12: Sediment Transport and Channel Stability; 13: Prediction of Biological Responses;



14: Evolution of Instream Flow Habitat Modelling; Part 4: Management Options; 15: Flow Allocation for In-river Needs; 16: Control Rules for Regulating Reservoirs; 17: Water-Quality Control; 18: Environmentally Sensitive River Engineering; 19: Management of Macrophytic Vegetation; 20: Direct Control of Fauna: Role of Hatcheries, Fish Stocking and Fishing Regulations

21: Rehabilitation of River Margins22: Restoration of River Corridors: German Experiences; Part 5: Case Studies; 23: Management of the Upper Mississippi: A Case History; 24: River Management in Cold Regions: A Case Study of the River Laxá, North Iceland; 25: Dryland Rivers: Their Ecology, Conservation and Management; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Fast changing legislation and increasing environmental awareness within the non-scientific community demands that the modern approach to the management of rivers and water resources should be based on a sound understanding and application of the scientific and ecological principles that underlie freshwater processes. In two volumes, The Rivers Handbook offers an expert and exhaustive insight into the principles, methods and tools of modern river management - always within an integrated and environmentally acceptable framework. This second volume develops the principles and philosophies