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"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 these processes can provide a range of benefits to society under appropriat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Opperman, Jeffrey J., 1971- (Autor), Moyle, Peter B. (Autor), Larsen, Eric W. (Autor), Florsheim, Joan L. (Autor), Manfree, Amber D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
Floodplains.
Floodplains > California > Central Valley.
Floodplain ecology.
Floodplain management.
Ecosystem management.
Plaines inondables.
Écologie des plaines inondables.
Plaines inondables > Gestion.
Écosystèmes > Gestion.
flood plains.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Ecosystem management
Floodplain ecology
Floodplain management
Floodplains
Earth (Planet) > Surface > Processing.
Terre > Surface > Traitement.
California > Central Valley
Earth (Planet)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to temperate floodplains
  • Hydrology
  • Floodplain and geomorphology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Ecology: introduction
  • Floodplain forests
  • Primary and secondary production
  • Fish and other vertebrates
  • Ecosystem services and floodplain reconciliation
  • Floodplains as green infrastructure
  • Case studies of floodplain management and reconciliation
  • Central Valley floodplains: introduction and history
  • Central Valley floodplains today
  • Reconciling Central Valley floodplains
  • Conclusions: managing temperate floodplains for multiple benefits.

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