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Title: |
River Ecosystems |
| Sub-title: |
Dynamics, Management & Conservation |
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| Edited by: |
Hannah S Elliot, Lucas E Martin |
| ISBN10-13: |
1612091458 : 9781612091457 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
348 |
| Weight: |
.772 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - January 2012 |
| List Price: |
336.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Earth sciences |
| Management and restoration of river ecosystems are based on an understanding of the relations between physical, chemical and biological processes at varying time scales. This book examines river ecology, disturbances of the ecology and restoration strategies. Topics discussed include the social side of river management; historical change and management of the floodplain forests of the Middle Elbe River; pollution, water quality, toxic contamination and fish health of the Volga River and the relationship between river management and economic growth in urban regions. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; River Ecology & Stream Restoration; The Social Side of River Management; Historical Change & Management of the Floodplain Forests of the Middle Elbe River; From "All Stakeholders" to Balanced Process in Participatory Planning: A Practical, Stepwise Ethics; Volga River: Pollution, Water Quality, Toxic Contamination & Fish Health; Evaluation of Non-Point Sulfate Contamination in River Basins; Relation between River Management & Economic Growth in Urban Regions; Small-Scale Fishing of the Old Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh: An Ecosystem Approach to Livelihood of Fishers; The Role of Flood Pulse Dispersal in Maintaining Biodiversity in Southern Riparian Ecosystems of North America; Non-Perennial Streams: The Extent, Hydrology, & Ecology of Temporarily Flowing Waters; Assessment of Mediterranean Streams & the Special Case of Temporary Streams; Impact of Land Use on Phosphorous Transport in the Bronx River; Effects of Land Use Change on Characteristics & Dynamics of Watershed Discharge in Babeldoab, Palau, Micronesia; Index. |
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