Floodplain forests are flood-dependent ecosystems. They rely on well-timed, periodic floods for the provision of regeneration sites and on tapered flood recession curves for the …
Since the publication of the first edition (1994) there have been rapid developments in the application of hydrology, geomorphology and ecology to stream management. In particular …
The interdisciplinary nature of limnology requires lucid and well-integrated coverage of biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and resource management. Paul Weihe skillfully …
MM Brinson, AI Malvárez - Environmental conservation, 2002 - cambridge.org
This review examines the status of temperate-zone freshwater wetlands and makes projections of how changes over the 2025 time horizon might affect their biodiversity. The six …
Environmental flows are an integral component for the conservation and management of rivers, flood plains and other wetlands in the Murray–Darling Basin. Under the Basin Plan …
MS Babel, AD Gupta, DK Nayak - Water resources management, 2005 - Springer
The present study develops a simple interactive integrated water allocation model (IWAM), which can assist the planners and decision makers in optimal allocation of limited water from …
A Jansen, M Healey - Biological Conservation, 2003 - Elsevier
Frogs are in decline worldwide, and are known to be sensitive indicators of environmental change. Floodplains of the Murray-Darling Basin in southeastern Australia have been …
FA Ward, JF Booker, AM Michelsen - Journal of Water Resources …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
In the Rio Grande Basin of North America, water is overappropriated and demand for water grows while supplies are constrained by drought and climate change. The Basin is currently …
Climatic extremes capture imaginations and provide a fundamental premise for biologists— that ecosystems are adapted to natural variability. Hence, understanding past extremes …