Floodplains
eBook - PDF

Floodplains

Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Floodplains

Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services

About this book

Floodplains provides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions. It synthesizes decades of research on floodplain ecosystems, explaining hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological processes and how under appropriate management these processes can provide benefits to society ranging from healthy fish populations to flood-risk reduction. Drawing on the framework of reconciliation ecology, the authors explore how new concepts for floodplain ecosystem restoration and management can increase these benefits. Additionally, they use case studies from California’s Central Valley and other temperate regions to show how innovative management approaches are reshaping rivers and floodplains around the world.

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Yes, you can access Floodplains by Jeffrey J. Opperman,Peter B. Moyle,Eric W. Larsen,Joan L. Florsheim,Amber D. Manfree in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Ecology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. FLOODPLAINS
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Authors
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 • INTRODUCTION TO TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS
  9. 2 • HYDROLOGY
  10. 3 • GEOMORPHOLOGY
  11. 4 • BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
  12. 5 • ECOLOGY: INTRODUCTION
  13. 6 • FLOODPLAIN FORESTS
  14. 7 • PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION
  15. 8 • FISHES AND OTHER VERTEBRATES
  16. 9 • ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND FLOODPLAIN RECONCILIATION
  17. 10 • FLOODPLAINS AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
  18. 11 • CASE STUDIES OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION
  19. 12 • CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY
  20. 13 • CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS TODAY
  21. 14 • RECONCILING CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS
  22. 15 • CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS FOR MULTIPLE BENEFITS
  23. References
  24. Geospatial Data Sources
  25. Index