Floodplains : Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services / Jeffrey J. Opperman, Peter B. Moyle, Eric W. Larsen, Joan L. Florsheim, Amber D. Manfree.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Opperman, Jeffrey J., author.

Larsen, Eric W., author.

Manfree, Amber D., author.

Moyle, Peter B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Floodplains.

Floodplains--California--Central Valley.

Floodplain ecology.

Floodplain management.

Earth (Planet)--Surface--Processing.

Earth (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Floodplains 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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Authors

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

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520966321

0520966325

OCLC:

976036201