Environmental Flows

Saving Rivers in the Third Millennium

AvAngela Arthington

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

"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

Utgivningsdatum:2012-10-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:816 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Freshwater Ecology Series
Antal sidor:424
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520273696

Utforska kategorier

Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Angela Arthington is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Science at Griffith University in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is a senior Research Member of the Australian Rivers Institute and advisor to State and Commonwealth governments on environmental water management.

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"Hangs together well and reads smoothly... I wish that this book had been published when I started my research degree!" -- Emma Neachell, University of Westminster, UK River Research And Applications "Highly recommended." -- C. A. Ochs Choice

Innehållsförteckning

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