Skip to content
You are not logged in |Login  
     
Limit search to available items
Record:   Prev Next
Resources
More Information
Bestseller
BestsellerE-book
Author Naiman, Robert J.

Title Riparia : ecology, conservation, and management of streamside communities / Robert J. Naiman, Henri Décamps, Michael E. McClain ; with a foreword by Gene E. Likens.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic, [2005]
©2005

Item Status

Description 1 online resource (xv, 430 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Aquatic ecology series
Aquatic ecology series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-413) and index.
Contents Catchments and the physical template -- Riparian typology -- Structural patterns -- Biotic functions of riparia -- Biophysical connectivity and riparian functions -- Disturbance and agents of change -- Management -- Conservation -- Restoration -- Synthesis.
Summary This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are used by human cultures as well as how riparia can be used to sustain environmental quality. In recent years riparian management has been widely implemented as a means of improving fisheries, water quality, and habitat for endangered species. This book provides the basic knowledge necessary to implement successful, long-term management and rehabilitation programs. * Treats riparian patterns & processes in a holistic perspective, from ecological components to societal activities * Contains over 130 illustrations and photos that summarize this complex ecological system * Synthesizes the information from more than 6,000 professional articles * Sidebars provide a look into ongoing research that is at the frontiers of riparian ecology and management.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Riparian areas -- Management.
Riparian areas -- Management.
Riparian ecology.
Riparian ecology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Décamps, H. (Henri)
McClain, Michael E.
Other Form: Print version: Naiman, Robert J. Riparia. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic, ©2005 0126633150 9780126633153 (OCoLC)58053650
ISBN 9780080470689 (electronic book)
0080470688 (electronic book)
9780126633153
0126633150