04975nam 2200757 450 991013635150332120240207163727.01-118-64351-8111864350X(CKB)3710000000615690(EBL)4443317(SSID)ssj0001636099(PQKBManifestationID)16387640(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001636099(PQKBWorkID)14950730(PQKB)11084157(PQKBManifestationID)16394153(PQKB)23837604(MiAaPQ)EBC4443317(DLC) 2016000152(Au-PeEL)EBL4443317(CaPaEBR)ebr11171796(OCoLC)945136399(PPN)203907248(EXLCZ)99371000000061569020160616h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRiver science research and management for the 21st century /edited by David J. Gilvear, [and three others]Chichester, [England] :Wiley-Blackwell,2016.©20161 online resource (553 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-64352-6 1-119-99434-9 9781119994343 9781118643525 9781118643501 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; A foundation; Research development and impacts; Recognition; References and bibliography; Chapter 1: An introduction to river science: research and applications; Introduction; The development of the discipline of river science; The domain of river science; Chapters in this volume and book structure; References; Part 1: Fundamental principles of river science; Chapter 2: An ecosystem framework for river science and management; IntroductionA brief history of models that have contributed to our understanding river ecosystemsUnderlying concepts for the use of frameworks in River Science; The use and abuse of an interdisciplinary approach in the research and management of riverine landscapes; Summary; References; Chapter 3: Fine sediment transport and management; Background and context; Key concepts; Tools for meeting new information needs; Management and policy; Case studies; Summary and the way forward; ReferencesChapter 4: Linking the past to the present: the use of palaeoenvironmental data for establishing reference conditions for the Water Framework Directive:Introduction; The fluvial landscape: floodplains, palaeochannels and connectivity; Floodplains as archives of change; Lake sediment-based archives; The evidence base for establishing reference conditions; Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5: Achieving the aquatic ecosystem perspective: integrating interdisciplinary approaches to describe instream ecohydraulic processes; IntroductionEmpiricism, classification and the scale principleCausality principle at small and large scales; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6: Measuring spatial patterns in floodplains: A step towards understanding the complexity of floodplain ecosystems; Introduction; A history of spatial pattern in floodplain research; A new approach for measuring spatial pattern in floodplains; Synopsis and future directions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 7: Trees, wood and river morphodynamics: results from 15 years research on the Tagliamento River, Italy; IntroductionThe Tagliamento RiverGrowth of riparian trees in disturbed riparian environments; Flow disturbance and vegetation cover; Vegetation and fine sediment retention; Changing the controlling factors; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 8: The Milner and Petts () conceptual model of community structure within glacier-fed rivers: 20 years on; Introduction; Overview of the conceptual model; AASER and the validation of the original model; Further relevance of the model; Glacial Index and ARISE classification system; Summary and future directions; Acknowledgements; ReferencesChapter 9: Remote sensing: mapping natural and managed river corridors from the micro to the network scaleRiversStream conservationCursos d'aiguathubConservació dels recursos naturalsthubLlibres electrònicsthubRivers.Stream conservation.Cursos d'aiguaConservació dels recursos naturals551.483Gilvear David J.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136351503321River science2039077UNINA