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Streams are dynamic components of living landscapes. Stream restoration, riparian restoration, and open land conservation are very connected. In coming years, stream and riparian restoration must be seen as an integral part of open land conservation in the USA, and vice versa. This book considers three areas where improvement is needed in stream restoration -- planning for stream restoration when considering protecting riparian open land, including monitoring and evaluation of stream restoration in the objectives of a conservation plan, and formalising conservation management plans that can use stream restoration to adjust the trajectory of ecological change in protected streams and riparian areas. Furthermore, it is well-known that humans have been exploiting stream ecosystems for ages. The deterioration of the functioning of river ecosystems has prompted rehabilitation and restoration measures during the last 20 years, based on the assessment of the ecological integrity. This book addresses several restoration and rehabilitation programs that have been developed to restore stream ecosystems. The critical role of small woody debris in stream restoration is also examined, as well as the management of floodplains on the functioning of river ecosystems and stream restoration.

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Author:   Gillian D Hayes ,  Timothy S Flores
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.614kg
ISBN:  

9781608764501

ISBN 10:   1608764508
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   25 February 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; The Importance of Small Woody Debris in Stream Restoration: Invertebrate Community Diversity in Lowland, Subtropical Streams in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain; Floodplain Restoration at the Middle Ebro (NE Spain): Considering Disturbances at Different Scales to Propose Restoration Guidelines; Role of Riparian Vegetation & Instream Vegetation in Macroinvertebrate Production in Stream Restoration; Adaptive Management, Restoration, & Monitoring for Performance Based Results in the Fish Creek Watershed in Northeastern Indiana & Northwestern Ohio, USA; Unintentional Selection in Captive Broodstocks Intended for Restoring Natural Populations: Description of the Phenomenon & a Novel Method of Controlling It; Benthic Invertebrate Assemblages in Two Basins Where Visible Different Dwarf Bamboo Vegetation Have Vanished by the Predation of Sika Deer in Odaigahara, Flat Area at Higher Altitude, Japan; An Appeal to Protect & Restore Exposed Riverine Sediments (ERS) in North America; On the Need for Stream & Riparian Restoration in Land Conservation; Effects of Ecological Restoration on Biogeochemical Processes in Complex Riverine Landscapes; Restoration, Rehabilitation & Gardening in Mediterranean Stream Ecosystems; Index.

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