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Stream restoration in dynamic fluvial systems [[electronic resource] ] : scientific approaches, analyses, and tools / / Andrew Simon, Sean J. Bennett, Janine M. Castro, editors



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Titolo: Stream restoration in dynamic fluvial systems [[electronic resource] ] : scientific approaches, analyses, and tools / / Andrew Simon, Sean J. Bennett, Janine M. Castro, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 p.)
Disciplina: 333.9162153
Soggetto topico: Fluvial geomorphology
Stream restoration
Geomorfologia fluvial
Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
Altri autori: BennettSean J. <1962->  
CastroJanine M  
SimonAndrew <1954->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Contents; Preface; Section I: Introduction; The Evolving Science of Stream Restoration; Section II: General Approaches; Conceptualizing and Communicating Ecological River Restoration; Setting Goals in River Restoration: When and Where Can the River "Heal Itself"?; Stream Restoration Benefits; Natural Channel Design: Fundamental Concepts, Assumptions, and Methods; Geomorphological Approaches for River Management and Restoration in Italian and French Rivers; Section III: Stream Hydrology and Hydraulics
Hydraulic Modeling of Large Roughness Elements With Computational Fluid Dynamics for Improved Realism in Stream Restoration PlanDesign Discharge for River Restoration; Scale-Dependent Effects of Bank Vegetation on Channel Processes: Field Data, Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling, and Restorat; Hyporheic Restoration in Streams and Rivers; Section IV: Habitat Essentials; Diversity of Macroinvertebrate Communities as a Reflection of Habitat Heterogeneity in a Mountain River Subjected to Variable Hu
Combining Field, Laboratory, and Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Approaches to Improve Our Understanding of Fish Habitat ReConnectivity and Variability: Metrics for Riverine Floodplain Backwater Rehabilitation; Quantitatively Evaluating Restoration Scenarios for Rivers With Recreational Flow Releases; Section V: Sediment Transport Issues; Sediment Source Fingerprinting (Tracing) and Sediment Budgets as Tools in Targeting River and Watershed Restoration Programs; Closing the Gap Between Watershed Modeling, Sediment Budgeting, and Stream Restoration
Mitigating Channel Incision via Sediment Input and Self-Initiated Riverbank Erosion at the Mur River, AustriaSalmon as Biogeomorphic Agents in Gravel Bed Rivers: The Effect of Fish on Sediment Mobility and Spawning Habitat; Section VI: Structural Approaches; Restoring Habitat Hydraulics With Constructed Riffles; Pool-Riffle Design Based on Geomorphological Principles for Naturalizing Straight Channels; Controlling Debris at Bridges; Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Wood in Stream Restoration in the Colorado Front Range, United States
Geomorphic, Engineering, and Ecological Considerations When Using Wood in River RestorationSection VII: Model Applications; Development and Application of a Deterministic Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model for Stream Restoration; Bank Vegetation, Bank Strength, and Application of the University of British Columbia Regime Model to Stream Restoration; Practical Considerations for Modeling Sediment Transport Dynamics in Rivers; AGU Category Index; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 194.Stream Restoration in Dynamic Fluvial Systems: Scientific Approaches, Analyses, and Tools brings together leading contributors in stream restoration science to provide comprehensive consideration of process-based approaches, tools, and applications of techniques useful for the implementation of sustainable restoration strategies. Stream restoration is a catchall term for modifications to streams and adjacent riparian zones undertaken to improve geomorphic and/or ecologic funct
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ISBN: 1-118-66667-4
1-118-67208-9
1-118-67178-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910130938603321
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Serie: Geophysical monograph ; ; 194.