Author :
Publisher : National Technical Info Svc
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
This document is a cooperative effort among fifteen Federal agencies and partners to produce a common reference on stream corridor restoration. It responds to a growing national and international interest in restoring stream corridors.
Author : John N. Rinne
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Riparian ecology
ISBN :
Author : John N. Rinne
Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Riparian ecology
ISBN :
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309045346
Aldo Leopold, father of the "land ethic," once said, "The time has come for science to busy itself with the earth itself. The first step is to reconstruct a sample of what we had to begin with." The concept he expressedâ€"restorationâ€"is defined in this comprehensive new volume that examines the prospects for repairing the damage society has done to the nation's aquatic resources: lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. The committee examines: Key concepts and techniques used in restoration. Common factors in successful restoration efforts. Threats to the health of the nation's aquatic ecosystems. Approaches to evaluation before, during, and after a restoration project. The emerging specialties of restoration and landscape ecology.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309125391
The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 29,96 MB
Release : 2002-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309082951
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high water quality and provision of fish and wildlife habitat. However, this protection generally does not encompass riparian areasâ€"the lands bordering rivers and lakesâ€"even though they often provide the same functions as wetlands. Growing recognition of the similarities in wetland and riparian area functioning and the differences in their legal protection led the NRC in 1999 to undertake a study of riparian areas, which has culminated in Riparian Areas: Functioning and Strategies for Management. The report is intended to heighten awareness of riparian areas commensurate with their ecological and societal values. The primary conclusion is that, because riparian areas perform a disproportionate number of biological and physical functions on a unit area basis, restoration of riparian functions along America's waterbodies should be a national goal.
Author : Ann L. Riley
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610917405
This book presents the author’s thirty years of practical experience managing long-term stream and river restoration projects in heavily degraded urban environments. Riley provides a level of detail only a hands-on design practitioner would know, including insights on project design, institutional and social context of successful projects, and how to avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes.
Author : Thibault Datry
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128039043
Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management takes an internationally broad approach, seeking to compare and contrast findings across multiple continents, climates, flow regimes, and land uses to provide a complete and integrated perspective on the ecology of these ecosystems. Coupled with this, users will find a discussion of management approaches applicable in different regions that are illustrated with relevant case studies. In a readable and technically accurate style, the book utilizes logically framed chapters authored by experts in the field, allowing managers and policymakers to readily grasp ecological concepts and their application to specific situations. - Provides up-to-date reviews of research findings and management strategies using international examples - Explores themes and parallels across diverse sub-disciplines in ecology and water resource management utilizing a multidisciplinary and integrative approach - Reveals the relevance of this scientific understanding to managers and policymakers
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Riparian areas
ISBN :
Defines riparian areas in laymen's terms and provides a brief overview of the value of riparian areas, and how the Bureau of Land management manages them.
Author : Richard E. Warner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520050358
This volume presents 135 of the papers presented at the 1981 California Riparian Systems Conference. The papers address all aspects of riparian systems: habitat, wildlife, land management, land use policy planning, conservation and water resource management.
