A field guide to British rivers / / George Heritage, Andy Large, David Milan

• Autore: Heritage G. L (George Leonard)
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 pages)
• Disciplina: 551.4830941
• Soggetto topico: Rivers - Great Britain; Stream conservation - Great Britain; Stream health - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): MilanDavid; LargeAndrew R. G.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 British Rivers: Status and Condition -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Importance of River and Floodplains -- 1.3 River and Floodplain Degradation -- 1.4 River and Floodplain Recovery -- 1.5 Purpose of This Book -- Chapter 2 River Types: A Brief Overview -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification -- 2.3 Functional Classifications -- 2.3.1 Leopold and Wolman (1957) -- 2.3.2 Process-Based Classification of Montgomery and Buffington (1997) -- 2.3.3 River Styles Framework -- 2.3.4 Extended River Typology -- 2.3.5 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Classification -- 2.4 River Classification Framework Used in This Book -- Chapter 3 River Types: Observations and Theory -- 3.1 DiffuseUpland Channels -- 3.1.1 Background Research on Diffuse Upland Channels -- 3.1.2 Valley Bottom Morphology -- 3.1.3 In-channel Morphology -- 3.2 Bedrock Channels: Background Research -- 3.2.1 Background Research on Bedrock Channels -- 3.2.2 Bedrock System Morphology -- 3.3 Bedrock Influenced Channels: Step-Pool Channel -- 3.3.1 Background Research on Bedrock Influenced Step-Pool Channels -- 3.3.2 Valley Bottom Morphology -- 3.3.3 In-channel Morphology -- 3.4 Pool-Rapid Channels -- 3.4.1 Background Research on Pool-Rapid Channels -- 3.4.2 Valley Bottom Morphology -- 3.4.3 In-channel Morphology -- 3.5 Wandering Channels -- 3.5.1 Wandering Channel Research Summary -- 3.5.2 Valley Bottom Morphology -- 3.6 Coarse-Sediment Anabrancing Channels -- 3.6.1 Research Background to Coarse-Sediment Anabranching Channels -- 3.6.2 Valley Bottom Morphology -- 3.6.3 In-channel Morphology -- 3.7 Fine-Sediment Anastomosed Channels -- 3.7.1 Fine Sediment Anastomosed Channels -- 3.7.2 Research Background into Anastomosing Rivers -- 3.7.3 Valley Bottom Morphology -- 3.7.4 In-channel Morphology. ; 3.8 Active Single-Thread Channels -- 3.8.1 Background Research on Active Single-Thread Channels -- 3.8.2 Active Single Thread: Floodplain Features -- 3.8.3 Active Single Thread: Pool-Rifflein-channel Features -- 3.8.4 Active Single Thread: Pool-Riffle-Point Bar in-Channel Features -- 3.8.5 Active Single Thread: Plane-BedIn-Channel Features -- 3.9 Passive Single-Thread (Varied Sinuosity) -- 3.9.1 Background Research to Passive Single-Thread Channels -- 3.9.2 Valley Bottom Morphology in Passive Single-Thread Systems -- 3.9.3 In-Channel Morphology -- Chapter 4 "Reading" Rivers -- 4.1 Morphologic Unit-Based Process Indicators -- 4.1.1 Evidence of Contemporary Lateral Erosion -- 4.1.2 Evidence of Historic Lateral Erosion -- 4.1.3 Evidence of Contemporary Vertical Erosion -- 4.1.4 Evidence of Historic Vertical Erosion -- 4.1.5 Evidence of Contemporary Sediment Deposition -- 4.1.6 Evidence of Historic Sediment Deposition -- 4.1.7 Evidence of Sediment Transport -- 4.1.8 Evidence of Sediment Starvation -- 4.1.9 Evidence of Sediment Over-Supply -- 4.1.10 Complex Response -- Chapter 5 Towards Sensitive And Appropriate Management -- 5.1 Historic and Current River and Floodplain Alteration -- 5.2 Extent of Channel Change -- 5.3 Towards the Future -- References -- Place and River Index -- Subject Index -- EULA.
• Titolo autorizzato: A field guide to British rivers
• ISBN: 1-118-48800-8; 1-118-48803-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910555069203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II