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Discharge, water quality, and native fish abundance in the Virgin River, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, in support of Pah Tempe Springs discharge remediation efforts / / by Matthew P. Miller, Patrick M. Lamber, and Thomas B. Hardy
Discharge, water quality, and native fish abundance in the Virgin River, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, in support of Pah Tempe Springs discharge remediation efforts / / by Matthew P. Miller, Patrick M. Lamber, and Thomas B. Hardy
Autore Miller Matthew P.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (v, 16 pages) : illustrations
Collana Open-file report
Soggetto topico Fishes - Effect of water quality on - West (U.S.)
Water - Pollution - West (U.S.)
Water - Purification - West (U.S.)
Stream restoration - West (U.S.)
Fishes - Effect of water quality on
Stream restoration
Water - Pollution
Water - Purification
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910712237003321
Miller Matthew P.  
Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2014
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Draft record of decision : Resurrection Creek phase II : stream and riparian restoration project and Hope Mining Company proposed mining plan of operations
Draft record of decision : Resurrection Creek phase II : stream and riparian restoration project and Hope Mining Company proposed mining plan of operations
Edizione [[Draft edition].]
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Anchorage, Alaska?] : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Chugach National Forest, Seward Ranger District, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (i, 39 pages) : color maps
Collana R10-MB
Soggetto topico Forest management - Alaska - Chugach National Forest
Gold mines and mining - Environmental aspects - Alaska - Chugach National Forest
Stream restoration - Alaska - Chugach National Forest
Riparian restoration - Alaska - Chugach National Forest
Forest management
Gold mines and mining - Environmental aspects
Riparian restoration
Stream restoration
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Draft record of decision
Record Nr. UNINA-9910707143803321
[Anchorage, Alaska?] : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Chugach National Forest, Seward Ranger District, , 2015
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Fish movement ecology in high gradient headwater streams [[electronic resource] ] : its relevance to fish passage restoration through stream culvert barriers / / Hoffman, R., and Dunham, J
Fish movement ecology in high gradient headwater streams [[electronic resource] ] : its relevance to fish passage restoration through stream culvert barriers / / Hoffman, R., and Dunham, J
Autore Hoffman Robert L
Edizione [Rev. and reprinted 2007.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 2007
Descrizione fisica iii, 37 pages : digital, PDF file
Altri autori (Persone) DunhamJ <1964-> (Jason)
Collana Open-file report
Soggetto topico Fishways
Freshwater ecology
Stream restoration
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Fish movement ecology in high gradient headwater streams
Record Nr. UNINA-9910696296403321
Hoffman Robert L  
Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 2007
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Hotelling Gulch fish passage and stream restoration project environmental assessment / / Salmon/Scott River Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California
Hotelling Gulch fish passage and stream restoration project environmental assessment / / Salmon/Scott River Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Yreka, Calif.?] : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (ii, 50 pages) : color maps
Soggetto topico Stream restoration - Klamath National Forest (Calif. and Or.)
Stream restoration - California - Hotelling Gulch
Fishways - Klamath National Forest (Calif. and Or.)
Fishways - California - Hotelling Gulch
Fishways
Stream restoration
Soggetto genere / forma Online resources.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910706519903321
[Yreka, Calif.?] : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, , 2017
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Monitoring of stream restoration habitat on the main stem of the Methow River, Washington, during the pre-treatment phase (October 2008-May 2012) with a progress report for activities from March 2011 to November 2011 / / by Wesley T. Tibbits, Kyle D. Martens, and Patrick J. Connolly
Monitoring of stream restoration habitat on the main stem of the Methow River, Washington, during the pre-treatment phase (October 2008-May 2012) with a progress report for activities from March 2011 to November 2011 / / by Wesley T. Tibbits, Kyle D. Martens, and Patrick J. Connolly
Autore Tibbits Wesley T.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (iv, 15 pages) : maps
Collana Open-file report
Soggetto topico Stream restoration - Washington (State)
River channels - Washington (State)
River channels
Stream restoration
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Monitoring of stream restoration habitat on the main stem of the Methow River, Washington, during the pre-treatment phase
Record Nr. UNINA-9910712215803321
Tibbits Wesley T.  
Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2012
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Renewing our rivers : stream corridor restoration in dryland regions / / edited by Mark K. Briggs and W. R. Osterkamp
Renewing our rivers : stream corridor restoration in dryland regions / / edited by Mark K. Briggs and W. R. Osterkamp
Edizione [1st edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Tucson, Arizona : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2020
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1 online resource 489 p.)
Disciplina 333.91/62153
Soggetto topico Arid regions ecology
Stream restoration
Soggetto genere / forma Handbooks and manuals.
ISBN 0-8165-4148-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. A Case for Stream Corridor Restoration -- 2. Stream Corridor Restoration: Some Assembly Required -- Case Study 2.1. Example of a Restoration Goal -- Case Study 2.2. Restoring Native Fish in the Murray-Darling River, Australia -- 3. Assessing the Hydrological and Physical Conditions of a Drainage Basin -- 4. Adapting Your Stream Restoration Project to Climate Change -- Case Study 4.1. Analysis of Trends in Climate and Streamflow to Inform Water Management Decisions in the Río Conchos, Chihuahua, Mexico -- Case Study 4.2. Protecting the Kooragang Wetlands from Rising Sea Levels -- Case Study 4.3. Using Vulnerability Assessments to Strengthen Climate-Adaptive Conservation Response to Climate Change -- Case Study 4.4. Assessing the Vulnerability of Reestablishing Obligate Riparian Trees Along a Desert Stream to Climate Change -- 5. Quantifying and Securing Environmental Flow -- Case Study 5.1. Applying La Norma Mexicana de Caudal Ecológico (Ecologic Flows Policy of Mexico) to Establish a Water Reserve in the Rio Hardy, Mexico -- Case Study 5.2. Coordinating Reservoir Management and Environmental Flows on the Bill Williams River, Arizona -- Case Study 5.3. The Colorado River Delta Water Trust -- Case Study 5.4. Protecting Flow for a Critically Endangered Species -- Case Study 5.5. Rewatering the Colorado River Delta -- Case Study 5.6. Unique Conservation Partnerships to Support Native Freshwater Ecosystems Along the Middle Rio Grande -- 6. Implementation: Putting Your Stream Corridor Restoration Plan into Action -- Case Study 6.1. Two Rivers Traffic Management Plan -- Case Study 6.2. Making Stream Restoration Alluring for Ranchers -- Case Study 6.3. Controlling Tamarisk Monocultures at the Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
Case Study 6.4. Controlling Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in Riparian Flood Plains -- Case Study 6.5. A Collaborative, Binational Effort to Manage Giant Cane (Arundo donax) Along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo in Big Bend, U.S.-Mexico Border -- Case Study 6.6. Conserving Native Small- Bodied Freshwater Fishes During Extreme Drought in the Lower Murray-Darling Basin, Australia -- Case Study 6.7. Protecting the Hottest Fish in the World -- Case Study 6.8. Pecos River Restoration and the Threatened Pecos Bluntnose Shiner, New Mexico -- Case Study 6.9. Reintroduction of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow in the Rio Grande Basin -- 7. Monitoring the Results of Stream Corridor Restoration -- Case Study 7.1. Monitoring the Effectiveness of Managing Giant Cane Along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo in Big Bend -- Case Study 7.2. Long- Term Monitoring of Marsh Birds in the Colorado River and Cienega de Santa Clara, Baja California, and Sonora, Mexico -- Case Study 7.3. Monitoring the Effects of Small Dam Removal on Fish Community Composition -- Case Study 7.4. Groundwater Monitoring for River Restoration -- Case Study 7.5. Citizen Science -- Case Study 7.6. Real-Time Measurement of Streamflow Using Inexpensive and Readily Available Equipment -- Case Study 7.7. Surveying Channel Morphology Along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo in Big Bend -- Case Study 7.8. Assessing Channel Geomorphic Change Along the Big Bend Reach of the Rio Grande / Río Bravo Using Survey Data Collected from Different Time Periods Using Different Equipment and Techniques -- 8. Going Long: Ensuring That Your Stream Corridor Restoration Effort Continues to Grow -- Case Study 8.1. A Public-Private Partnership to Reclaim Wetlands at Banrock Station, Southern Australia -- Case Study 8.2. Informal Community-Based Partnerships Seed Larger Public-Private Partnerships in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico.
Case Study 8.3. The Rio Grande Water Fund -- Case Study 8.4. Businesses Can Be Strong Stream Restoration Partners -- Appendix A: Selected Sources of Natural Resource Data and Information in Australia, Mexico, and the United States -- Appendix B: Major Climate Service Providers and Resources by Country -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910795643603321
Tucson, Arizona : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2020
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Renewing our rivers : stream corridor restoration in dryland regions / / edited by Mark K. Briggs and W. R. Osterkamp
Renewing our rivers : stream corridor restoration in dryland regions / / edited by Mark K. Briggs and W. R. Osterkamp
Edizione [1st edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Tucson, Arizona : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2020
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1 online resource 489 p.)
Disciplina 333.91/62153
Soggetto topico Arid regions ecology
Stream restoration
Soggetto genere / forma Handbooks and manuals.
ISBN 0-8165-4148-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. A Case for Stream Corridor Restoration -- 2. Stream Corridor Restoration: Some Assembly Required -- Case Study 2.1. Example of a Restoration Goal -- Case Study 2.2. Restoring Native Fish in the Murray-Darling River, Australia -- 3. Assessing the Hydrological and Physical Conditions of a Drainage Basin -- 4. Adapting Your Stream Restoration Project to Climate Change -- Case Study 4.1. Analysis of Trends in Climate and Streamflow to Inform Water Management Decisions in the Río Conchos, Chihuahua, Mexico -- Case Study 4.2. Protecting the Kooragang Wetlands from Rising Sea Levels -- Case Study 4.3. Using Vulnerability Assessments to Strengthen Climate-Adaptive Conservation Response to Climate Change -- Case Study 4.4. Assessing the Vulnerability of Reestablishing Obligate Riparian Trees Along a Desert Stream to Climate Change -- 5. Quantifying and Securing Environmental Flow -- Case Study 5.1. Applying La Norma Mexicana de Caudal Ecológico (Ecologic Flows Policy of Mexico) to Establish a Water Reserve in the Rio Hardy, Mexico -- Case Study 5.2. Coordinating Reservoir Management and Environmental Flows on the Bill Williams River, Arizona -- Case Study 5.3. The Colorado River Delta Water Trust -- Case Study 5.4. Protecting Flow for a Critically Endangered Species -- Case Study 5.5. Rewatering the Colorado River Delta -- Case Study 5.6. Unique Conservation Partnerships to Support Native Freshwater Ecosystems Along the Middle Rio Grande -- 6. Implementation: Putting Your Stream Corridor Restoration Plan into Action -- Case Study 6.1. Two Rivers Traffic Management Plan -- Case Study 6.2. Making Stream Restoration Alluring for Ranchers -- Case Study 6.3. Controlling Tamarisk Monocultures at the Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
Case Study 6.4. Controlling Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in Riparian Flood Plains -- Case Study 6.5. A Collaborative, Binational Effort to Manage Giant Cane (Arundo donax) Along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo in Big Bend, U.S.-Mexico Border -- Case Study 6.6. Conserving Native Small- Bodied Freshwater Fishes During Extreme Drought in the Lower Murray-Darling Basin, Australia -- Case Study 6.7. Protecting the Hottest Fish in the World -- Case Study 6.8. Pecos River Restoration and the Threatened Pecos Bluntnose Shiner, New Mexico -- Case Study 6.9. Reintroduction of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow in the Rio Grande Basin -- 7. Monitoring the Results of Stream Corridor Restoration -- Case Study 7.1. Monitoring the Effectiveness of Managing Giant Cane Along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo in Big Bend -- Case Study 7.2. Long- Term Monitoring of Marsh Birds in the Colorado River and Cienega de Santa Clara, Baja California, and Sonora, Mexico -- Case Study 7.3. Monitoring the Effects of Small Dam Removal on Fish Community Composition -- Case Study 7.4. Groundwater Monitoring for River Restoration -- Case Study 7.5. Citizen Science -- Case Study 7.6. Real-Time Measurement of Streamflow Using Inexpensive and Readily Available Equipment -- Case Study 7.7. Surveying Channel Morphology Along the Rio Grande / Río Bravo in Big Bend -- Case Study 7.8. Assessing Channel Geomorphic Change Along the Big Bend Reach of the Rio Grande / Río Bravo Using Survey Data Collected from Different Time Periods Using Different Equipment and Techniques -- 8. Going Long: Ensuring That Your Stream Corridor Restoration Effort Continues to Grow -- Case Study 8.1. A Public-Private Partnership to Reclaim Wetlands at Banrock Station, Southern Australia -- Case Study 8.2. Informal Community-Based Partnerships Seed Larger Public-Private Partnerships in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico.
Case Study 8.3. The Rio Grande Water Fund -- Case Study 8.4. Businesses Can Be Strong Stream Restoration Partners -- Appendix A: Selected Sources of Natural Resource Data and Information in Australia, Mexico, and the United States -- Appendix B: Major Climate Service Providers and Resources by Country -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910823905703321
Tucson, Arizona : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2020
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River futures [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative scientific approach to river repair / / Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs
River futures [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative scientific approach to river repair / / Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs
Autore Brierley Gary J
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, DC 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (320 p.)
Disciplina 627/.12
Altri autori (Persone) FryirsKirstie A
Collana The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series
Soggetto topico Rivers - Regulation - Environmental aspects
Stream restoration
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-61091-105-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: The Emerging Process of River Repair; Ch. 1: Moves Toward an Era of River Repair; The Emerging Process of River Repair; The Emergence of Integrative River Science; Framing Our Goals in the Process of River Repair; Structure of the Book; Ch. 2: Vision Generation: What Do We Seek to Achieve in River Rehabilitation?; Using a Guiding Image to Set Rehabilitation Goals; Scientific Considerations in Vision Generation; Assessing Rehabilitation Success; Socioeconomic Considerations: An Inclusive Approach to Vision Generation
Incorporating a Guiding Image into Successful River Rehabilitation PracticeConclusion; Ch. 3: Turbulence and Train Wrecks: Using Knowledge Strategies to Enhance the Application of Integrative River Science to Effective River Management; Sources of Turbulence; Reducing Turbulence with Shared Beliefs: Tenets and Commitments; Seeking Solvable Problems: Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Structures; Four Logical Steps to Evaluate Knowledge Structures; Strategies for Constructing Solvable Problems: Difficulties and Potential Solutions; Conclusions
Part II: An Integrative Scientific Perspective to Guide the Process of River RepairCh. 4: The Spatial Organization of River Systems; Perspectives on the Spatial Organization of River Systems; An Integrated Perspective: Analyzing River Systems as Spatially Nested Hierarchies; Challenges in Determining Scales and Patch Boundaries; Biotic Implications of the Spatial Arrangement of Geomorphic Process Domains; Management Implications; Conclusion; Ch. 5: Working with Change: The Importance of Evolutionary Perspectives in Framing the Trajectory of River Adjustment
Framing Contemporary River Dynamics in Their Evolutionary ContextScales and Forms of Geomorphic Adjustment; Linkages between Abiotic and Biotic Adjustments along Rivers; Conceptualizing River Evolution and Recovery as a Basis for Management Planning and Action; Examples of River Trajectories; Place-Based Conceptual Modeling; Conclusion; Ch. 6: Ecological Function in Rivers: Insights from Crossdisciplinary Science; Interactions between Structure and Function; Interactions in Space and Time; Connectivity within Riverine Ecosystems; Examples of Crossdisciplinary Research on Ecological Function
ConclusionCh. 7: Principles of River Condition Assessment; Purposes of River Condition Assessments; Ecosystem Integrity as a Basis for Assessing Biophysical River Condition; Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Factors in Assessments of River Condition; What Is Natural or Expected? Defining Reference Conditions; Identifying Indicators That Provide a Reliable and Relevant Measure of the Biophysical Condition of Rivers; Considerations in the Design and Application of Integrative Frameworks for Assessing Biophysical Condition; Integrating Tools for Assessing River Condition; Conclusion
Ch. 8: Social and Biophysical Connectivity of River Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457798403321
Brierley Gary J  
Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, DC 2008
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River futures : an integrative scientific approach to river repair / / Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs
River futures : an integrative scientific approach to river repair / / Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs
Autore Brierley Gary J
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, DC 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 627/.12
Altri autori (Persone) FryirsKirstie A
Collana The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series
Soggetto topico Rivers - Regulation - Environmental aspects
Stream restoration
ISBN 1-61091-105-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: The Emerging Process of River Repair; Ch. 1: Moves Toward an Era of River Repair; The Emerging Process of River Repair; The Emergence of Integrative River Science; Framing Our Goals in the Process of River Repair; Structure of the Book; Ch. 2: Vision Generation: What Do We Seek to Achieve in River Rehabilitation?; Using a Guiding Image to Set Rehabilitation Goals; Scientific Considerations in Vision Generation; Assessing Rehabilitation Success; Socioeconomic Considerations: An Inclusive Approach to Vision Generation
Incorporating a Guiding Image into Successful River Rehabilitation Practice; Conclusion; Ch. 3: Turbulence and Train Wrecks: Using Knowledge Strategies to Enhance the Application of Integrative River Science to Effective River Management; Sources of Turbulence; Reducing Turbulence with Shared Beliefs: Tenets and Commitments; Seeking Solvable Problems: Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Structures; Four Logical Steps to Evaluate Knowledge Structures; Strategies for Constructing Solvable Problems: Difficulties and Potential Solutions; Conclusions
Part II: An Integrative Scientific Perspective to Guide the Process of River Repair; Ch. 4: The Spatial Organization of River Systems; Perspectives on the Spatial Organization of River Systems; An Integrated Perspective: Analyzing River Systems as Spatially Nested Hierarchies; Challenges in Determining Scales and Patch Boundaries; Biotic Implications of the Spatial Arrangement of Geomorphic Process Domains; Management Implications; Conclusion; Ch. 5: Working with Change: The Importance of Evolutionary Perspectives in Framing the Trajectory of River Adjustment
Framing Contemporary River Dynamics in Their Evolutionary Context; Scales and Forms of Geomorphic Adjustment; Linkages between Abiotic and Biotic Adjustments along Rivers; Conceptualizing River Evolution and Recovery as a Basis for Management Planning and Action; Examples of River Trajectories; Place-Based Conceptual Modeling; Conclusion; Ch. 6: Ecological Function in Rivers: Insights from Crossdisciplinary Science; Interactions between Structure and Function; Interactions in Space and Time; Connectivity within Riverine Ecosystems; Examples of Crossdisciplinary Research on Ecological Function
Conclusion; Ch. 7: Principles of River Condition Assessment; Purposes of River Condition Assessments; Ecosystem Integrity as a Basis for Assessing Biophysical River Condition; Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Factors in Assessments of River Condition; What Is Natural or Expected? Defining Reference Conditions; Identifying Indicators That Provide a Reliable and Relevant Measure of the Biophysical Condition of Rivers; Considerations in the Design and Application of Integrative Frameworks for Assessing Biophysical Condition; Integrating Tools for Assessing River Condition; Conclusion; Ch. 8: Social and Biophysical Connectivity of River Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781582103321
Brierley Gary J  
Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, DC 2008
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River futures : an integrative scientific approach to river repair / / Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs
River futures : an integrative scientific approach to river repair / / Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs
Autore Brierley Gary J
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, DC 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 627/.12
Altri autori (Persone) FryirsKirstie A
Collana The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series
Soggetto topico Rivers - Regulation - Environmental aspects
Stream restoration
ISBN 9781610911054
1610911059
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: The Emerging Process of River Repair; Ch. 1: Moves Toward an Era of River Repair; The Emerging Process of River Repair; The Emergence of Integrative River Science; Framing Our Goals in the Process of River Repair; Structure of the Book; Ch. 2: Vision Generation: What Do We Seek to Achieve in River Rehabilitation?; Using a Guiding Image to Set Rehabilitation Goals; Scientific Considerations in Vision Generation; Assessing Rehabilitation Success; Socioeconomic Considerations: An Inclusive Approach to Vision Generation
Incorporating a Guiding Image into Successful River Rehabilitation Practice; Conclusion; Ch. 3: Turbulence and Train Wrecks: Using Knowledge Strategies to Enhance the Application of Integrative River Science to Effective River Management; Sources of Turbulence; Reducing Turbulence with Shared Beliefs: Tenets and Commitments; Seeking Solvable Problems: Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Structures; Four Logical Steps to Evaluate Knowledge Structures; Strategies for Constructing Solvable Problems: Difficulties and Potential Solutions; Conclusions
Part II: An Integrative Scientific Perspective to Guide the Process of River Repair; Ch. 4: The Spatial Organization of River Systems; Perspectives on the Spatial Organization of River Systems; An Integrated Perspective: Analyzing River Systems as Spatially Nested Hierarchies; Challenges in Determining Scales and Patch Boundaries; Biotic Implications of the Spatial Arrangement of Geomorphic Process Domains; Management Implications; Conclusion; Ch. 5: Working with Change: The Importance of Evolutionary Perspectives in Framing the Trajectory of River Adjustment
Framing Contemporary River Dynamics in Their Evolutionary Context; Scales and Forms of Geomorphic Adjustment; Linkages between Abiotic and Biotic Adjustments along Rivers; Conceptualizing River Evolution and Recovery as a Basis for Management Planning and Action; Examples of River Trajectories; Place-Based Conceptual Modeling; Conclusion; Ch. 6: Ecological Function in Rivers: Insights from Crossdisciplinary Science; Interactions between Structure and Function; Interactions in Space and Time; Connectivity within Riverine Ecosystems; Examples of Crossdisciplinary Research on Ecological Function
Conclusion; Ch. 7: Principles of River Condition Assessment; Purposes of River Condition Assessments; Ecosystem Integrity as a Basis for Assessing Biophysical River Condition; Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Factors in Assessments of River Condition; What Is Natural or Expected? Defining Reference Conditions; Identifying Indicators That Provide a Reliable and Relevant Measure of the Biophysical Condition of Rivers; Considerations in the Design and Application of Integrative Frameworks for Assessing Biophysical Condition; Integrating Tools for Assessing River Condition; Conclusion; Ch. 8: Social and Biophysical Connectivity of River Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910962895703321
Brierley Gary J  
Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, DC 2008
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