Del 4 - Freshwater Ecology Series

Environmental Flows

Saving Rivers in the Third Millennium

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Av Angela Arthington

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"Environmental Flows" describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend upon them. It answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems. What happens when the flow or the availability of water is curtailed or diverted, either naturally or by human activity? How will climate change alter the availability of water and impact aquatic ecosystems? Methodological developments from the simplest hydrological formulas to large-scale frameworks that inform water management make this book a must-read for water managers and freshwater and estuarine ecologists contending with ever-changing conditions influencing the flow of water.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-10-15
Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt816 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieFreshwater Ecology Series
Antal sidor424
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520273696

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Preface and Acknowledgments 1. River Values and Threats 2. Global Hydrology, Climate, and River Flow Regimes 3. Catchments, Drainage Networks, and Resource Regimes 4. River Ecology, the Natural Flow Regime Paradigm, and Hydroecological Principles 5. Effects of Catchment Change and River-Corridor Engineering 6. History of Water Control and Dam Impacts 7. Effects of Dams on Sediment, Thermal, and Chemical Regimes 8. Effects of Dams on Habitat and Aquatic Biodiversity 9. Introduction to Environmental Flow Methods 10. Hydraulic Rating and Habitat Simulation Methods 11. Flow Protection Methods 12. Flow Restoration Methods 13. Ecological Limits of Hydrologic Alteration (ELOHA) 14. Environmental Flow Relationships, Models, and Applications 15. Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems and Threats 16. Sustaining Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems 17. Wetlands, Threats, and Water Requirements 18. Estuaries, Threats, and Flow Requirements 19. Setting Limits to Hydrologic Alteration 20. Implementing and Monitoring Environmental Flows 21. Legislation and Policy 22. Adapting to Climate Change Appendix: The Brisbane Declaration (2007) Literature Cited Index