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Geomorphology and River Management: Applications of the River Styles Framework

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1516-2
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416 pages
February 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1 Introduction.

Part I: The Geoecological Basis for River Management.

Chapter 2 Spatial considerations in aquatic ecosystem management.

Chapter 3 Temporal considerations in aquatic ecosystems management.

Part II: Geomorphic Considerations for River Management.

Chapter 4 River character.

Chapter 5 River behavior.

Chapter 6 River change.

Chapter 7 Geomorphic responses of rivers to human disturbance.

Part III: The River Styles Framework.

Chapter 8 Overview of the river styles framework and practical considerations for its application.

Chapter 9 Stage one of the river styles framework: catchment-wide baseline survey of river character and behavior.

Chapter 10 Stage two of the river styles framework: catchment-framed assessment of river evolution and geomorphic condition.

Chapter 11 Stage three of the river styles framework: prediction of likely future river condition based on analysis of recovery potential.

Chapter 12 Stage four of the rivers styles framework: implications for river management.

Chapter 13 Putting geomorphic principles into practice.

References.

Index

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