Floodplains : physical geography, ecology and societal interactions / Marc A. Álvarez, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Álvarez, Marc A.

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Floodplains.

Floodplain ecology.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A floodplain is a flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and adjacent areas that carry flood flows, and the flood fringe, which are areas covered by the flood, but which do not experience a strong current. This book reviews and presents research in the study of floodplains from across the globe including water and people in the Yaere Floodplain in North Cameroon, the turbidity behavior in the Amazon floodplains, evaluating the potential and performance of New Urbanism for reducing flood risks.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Water and People in the Yaere Floodplain (North Cameroon)

Abstract

Introduction

The Study Area

Geographical Framework

Climatic Context

Hydrological Context

Geomorphological Context

Development Projects and Human Interventions

The SEMRY Projects

The Attempts to Counter the Partial Drying of the Yaere and the Waza Logone Project

The Fishing Channels and the Artificial Ponds

The Zilim Dyke on the Logomatia

Social Situations and Human Activities

Family Rice-farming in the Yaere - A Recent Activity

Nomadic Herding

Fishing as the Dominant Activity

Discussion

Comparison of the Impact of the Climate and Human Interventions

The Difficult Governance of Floodplains

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Designing Actions for Bird Conservation at the "Yuriria" Lagoon, its Associated Floodplain and Terrestrial Habitats in Michoacán, Mexico

Study Area

Methods

Prioritization

Land Use and Land Cover

Habitat Fragmentation

Bird Inventory

Ecological Indices

Species Distributions

Zoning within the Protected Area

Results

Discussion and Management Implications

Appendix

The 'Floodplain Burning' Approach for Digital Elevation Model Processing in Flat and Flooded Areas

1. Introduction

2. The Proposed Method

2.1. Distance Transformation

2.2. Elevation Offset Calculation

2.3. Floodplain Burning Approach

3. Implementing the Method to the Case Study

3.1. The Digital Elevation Model

3.2. Digital Channel Network Acquisition

3.3. Floodplain Map

4. Results and Discussion

4.1. SRTMv3 DEM

4.2. ASTER DEM

4.3. SRTMv3 DEM + SB Approach

4.4. HydroSHEDS

4.5. SRTMv4 DEM.

4.6. SRTMv3 DEM + FB Approach

5. Conclusions

Temporal and Spatial Variability of Water and Sediment Composition in the Middle Paraná River System

2. The Basin

3. Study Area

4. Water

5. Sediment

Benthic Invertebrates in the Middle Paraná River Floodplain (Argentina)

The Middle Paraná River Floodplain

Resources and Habitats

Benthic Invertebrates

Secondary Channels

Floodplain Lakes

Marginal Wetlands

Functional Feeding Groups

Conservation of Floodplain Habitats

Flood Inundation and the Temporal Dynamics of Floodplain Waterholes in an Australian Dryland River

2. Study Area

2.1. Location

2.2. Climate

2.3. Geomorphology

2.4. Hydrology

2.5. Geology

2.6. Soils

2.7. Vegetation

2.8. Land Use

2.9. Fish Community and Aquatic Invertebrate Fauna

3. Methods

3.1. Study Design

3.2. Hydrology

3.3. Lagoon Morphology

3.4. Habitat Characteristics

3.5. Physico-Chemical Parameters

3.6. Data Analysis

4. Results

4.1. General Hydrological Patterns

4.2. General Description of the Study Sites

4.3. Temporal Variation in Lagoon Morphometry

4.4. Lagoon Microhabitat Characteristics

4.5. Physico-Chemical Parameters

5. Discussion

5.1. Macintyre River Flows

5.2. Morphology and Habitat Characteristics

5.3. Water Quality Characteristics

5.4. Concluding Comments

Appendix I

Photos of the Study Sites

Metapopulations of Decapods in the Floodplain of Parana River, South America

2. Characterization of a Complex System.

3. Environment and Habitat of Decapods

4. Decapod Metapopulations and Landscapes in the Floodplain of the Paraná River.

5. Passive and Active Movements of

Decapods in the Floodplain

6. Some Examples in the Floodplain of Paraná River

6.1. True Crabs in the Floodplain

6.2. Pseudocrabs, Unique Anomurans that Live in Freshwater Environments

6.3. Prawns, Abundant Species in the Floodplain

7. Conclusions: Population Dynamic?

A Successful Combined Use of Telemetric Monitoring System and Spatial Data Modeling to Study the Turbidity Behavior in the Amazon Floodplain

Study Site and Background

3. The Data Set and Methods

3.1.In Situ Data

Temporal Domain

Spatial Domain

3.2. Methodological Approach

Time Series Analysis

Spatial Analysis

Cross-wavelet Spectrum and Wavelet Coherence and Phase

Conclusions

Characterization of Geometric Properties of Simulated Droughts and Floods of Water Bodies

2. The Geometric Properties under Study

2.1. Convexity

2.2. Influence Zones

2.3. Skeletons

2.4. Regions of Change

3. Methdology

3.1. The Data Set

3.2. Generation of Simulated Droughts and Floods of Water Bodies Using MathematicalMorphology

3.3. Computation of Geometric Properties of Simulated Droughts and Floods of Water Bodies

5. Conclusion

Disaster-resilient Subdivision Design: Evaluating the Potential and Performance of New Urbanism for Reducing Flood Risks

Recent Evolution of the Jourdain River Braidplain on Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu

Channel Migration

Braidplain Lithology

Tectonism and Climatic Influences

References.

Restoration of Channelized Fluvial Systems and Their Floodplains

Floodplain Formation

Sediment

Hydrology

Floodplain Features

Channels

Natural Levees

Floodbasins and Backswamps

Ridge and Swale Topography

Scour Channels, Hummocks, and Mini-Basins

Floodplain Forests

Composition and Structure

FloodplainForest Succession

Alterations to Fluvial Systems

Case Study: Western Tennessee

Geology

Land-Use and Alterations

Current Problems

Restoration Potential

Restoration Guidelines

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61728-608-7

OCLC:

784938626