Colorado River Benthic Ecology in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Author : Lawrence E. Stevens
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Page : 21 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Benthic ecology
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Author : Lawrence E. Stevens
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Page : 21 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Benthic ecology
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Author : Steven Gloss
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 31,2 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Stream ecology
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Author : Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 1996-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309589029
Federal management of water is undergoing a change that involves a drastic reduction in the number of new water projects and an increase in emphasis on the quality of water management. This book summarizes and analyzes environmental research conducted in the lower Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam under the leadership of the Bureau of Reclamation. It reviews alternative dam operations to mitigate impacts in the lower Colorado riverine environment and the strengths and weaknesses of large federal agencies dealing with broad environmental issues and hydropower production. While many problems remain to be solved, the Bureau of Reclamation through the Glen Canyon area. The lessons of GCES are transferable to other locations and could be the basis for a new era in the management of western waters.
Author : Allen Haden
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Page : 282 pages
File Size : 34,19 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Benthic animals
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Author : Steven Warren Carothers
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Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,13 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
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Adjustment to the environmental alterations of the Glen Canyon Dam.
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Page : 658 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309045355
This book contains 11 papers that review the extant information about the Colorado River from an ecosystem perspective and serve as the basis for discussion of the use of ecosystem/earth science information for river management and dam operations. It also contains a synopsis of the committee's findings and recommendations to the Bureau of Reclamation as the agency seeks to change its direction to the management of natural resources.
Author : Joseph P. Shannon
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Aquatic ecology
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Author : Richard Kingsford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 12,50 MB
Release : 2006-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521818257
Summarises current understanding of desert river ecology and its dependence on unpredictable river flows.
Author : James H. Thorp
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 33,80 MB
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080888003
This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are fused with a variety of new perspectives on how river network ecosystems are structured and function, and how they change along longitudinal, lateral, and temporal dimensions. Among these novel perspectives is a dramatically new view of the role of hydrogeomorphic forces in forming functional process zones from headwaters to the mouths of great rivers. Designed as a useful tool for aquatic scientists worldwide whether they work on small streams or great rivers and in forested or semi-arid regions, this book will provide a means for scientists to understand the fundamental and applied aspects of rivers in general and includes a practical guide and protocols for analyzing individual rivers. Specific examples of rivers in at least four continents (Africa, Australia, Europe and North America) serve to illustrate the power and utility of the RES concept. - Develops the classic, seminal article in River Research and Applications, "A Model of Biocomplexity in River Networks Across Space and Time" which introduced the RES concept for the first time - A guide to the practical analysis of individual rivers, extending its use from pristine ecosystems to modern, human-modified rivers - An essential aid both to the study fundamental and applied aspects of rivers, such as rehabilitation, management, monitoring, assessment, and flow manipulation of networks