The rivers handbook : hydrological and ecological principles

Author(s)

• Calow, Peter
• Petts, Geoffrey E.

Bibliographic Information

The rivers handbook : hydrological and ecological principles

edited by Peter Calow and Geoffrey E. Petts

Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1992-1994

• v. 1
• v. 2

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780632028320

Description

The first of two, this volume assesses and reports on the scientific and ecological principles that are relevant for developing an integrated approach to rivers management. It is based on two decades of research focusing on the ecological impact of water development projects and scientists are now using their accumulated knowledge to address applied problems. It is intended for rivers engineers, Water Authorities and water resource managers as a reference and directory to the application of ecologically sound practices in waterways management. This volume commences with an overview of river systems. Subsequent sections cover the physicochemical environment emphasizing the importance of the factors defined by biota. A major section discusses biota - from micro-organisms to vertebrates - and their importance to rivers. Ecosystems and processes are discussed in full and final chapters bring together all the properties and processes discussed earlier in descriptions of five major river types - sub-temperate, temperate, large alluvial tropical, semi-arid and mountain.

Table of Contents

• Hydrological and physicochemical characteristics
• the hydrology of headwater catchments
• analysis of river regimes
• water quality - physical characteristics, chemical characteristics
• in-stream hydraulics and sediment transport
• channel morphology and typology
• floodplain construction and erosion
• the biota
• heterotrophic microbes
• algae
• macrophytes
• invertebrates
• riverine fishes
• the sampling problem
• inputs and pathways of matter and energy
• food webs and species interactions
• detritus processing
• primary production
• energy budgets
• cycles and spirals of nutrients
• examples: La Grande Riviere - a subarctic river and a hydroelectric mega project
• the Rhone River - a large alluvial temperate river
• the Orinoco - biological and cultural diversity of a major tropical alluvial river
• the River Murray - a semi-arid lowland river
• a mountain river.

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780632029853

Description

Fast changing legislation and increasing environmental awareness amongst the non-scientific community demand that the modern approach to the management of rivers and water resources should be based on a sound understanding and application of the scientific and ecological principles that underlie freshwater processes. In two volumes, The Rivers Handbook offers an expert and exhaustive insight into the principles, methods and tools of modern river management; always within an integrated and environmentally acceptable framework. This second volume develops the principles and philosophies epounded in the first volume into the management sphere, organising the approach around problems, diagnosis and treatment.

Table of Contents

1. Perturbations And Biological Impacts: Rivers: Dynamic Components Of Catchment Ecosystems River Pollution Hydrological Change River Channel Change System Recovery 2. Monitoring Programmes: Spatial And Temporal Problems With Monitoring Water-Quality Monitoring Biological Water-Quality Assessment Of Rivers: Use Of Macroinvertebrate Communities 3. Modelling: Forecast And Prediction: Hydrology And Climate Change Modelling Hydrological Processes For River Management Water-Quality Modelling Sediment Transport And Channel Stability Prediction Of Biological Responses Evolution Of Instream Flow Habitat Modelling 4. Management Options: Assessment Of Instream Flow Needs Control Rules For Regulating Reservoirs Water-Quality Control Environmentally Sensitive River Engineering Management Of Macropytic Vegetation Direct Control Of Fauna: Roles Of Hatcheries, Fish Stocking And Fishing Regulations Rehabilitation Of River Margins Restoration Of River Corridors: German Experiences 5. Case Studies: Management Of The Upper Mississippi River Management In Cold Regions: A Case Study Of The River Laxa, North Iceland Dryland Rivers: Their Ecology, Conservation And Management

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Details

• NCID: BA18876181
• ISBN:
  • 0632028327
  • 0632029854
• LCCN: 91041421
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH541.5.S7
  • DC20 : 574.5/26323
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Stream ecology
  • LCSH : Hydrology