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OverviewFloodplains 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey J. Opperman , Peter B. Moyle , Eric W. Larsen , Joan L. FlorsheimPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780520294103ISBN 10: 0520294106 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 05 September 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAuthors Acknowledgments 1 * INTRODUCTION TO TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS 2 * HYDROLOGY 3 * GEOMORPHOLOGY 4 * BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 5 * ECOLOGY: INTRODUCTION 6 * FLOODPLAIN FORESTS 7 * PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION 8 * FISHES AND OTHER VERTEBRATES 9 * ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND FLOODPLAIN RECONCILIATION 10 * FLOODPLAINS AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 11 * CASE STUDIES OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION 12 * CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY 13 * CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS TODAY 14 * RECONCILING CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS 15 * CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS FOR MULTIPLE BENEFITS References Geospatial Data Sources IndexReviewsThis work is a thorough exploration of floodplains that should interest scientists and managers alike. * CHOICE * """This work is a thorough exploration of floodplains that should interest scientists and managers alike."" * CHOICE *" This work is a thorough exploration of floodplains that should interest scientists and managers alike. --CHOICE (07/01/2018) Author InformationJeff J. Opperman is the director and lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy's Great Rivers Program. Peter B. Moyle is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Eric W. Larsen is a research scientist and fluvial geomorphologist in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis. Joan L. Florsheim is a researcher in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, and earth surface processes at the Earth Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Amber D. Manfree is a postdoctoral researcher in Geography at the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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