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Author : Wendy Bryan Trowbridge
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (65 download)
Download or read book The Influence of Restored Flooding on Floodplain Plant Distributions written by Wendy Bryan Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ellen E. Wohl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521624190
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)
Download or read book Inland Flood Hazards written by Ellen E. Wohl and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-03 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume was originally published in 2000 and presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of issues related to inland flood hazards. It addresses physical controls on flooding, flood processes and effects, and responses to flooding, from the perspective of human, aquatic, and riparian communities. Individual chapter authors are recognized experts in their fields who draw on examples and case studies of inland flood hazards from around the world. This volume is unusual among treatments of flood hazards in that it addresses how the non-occurrence of floods, in association with flow regulation and other human manipulation of river systems, may create hazards for aquatic and riparian communities. This book will be a valuable resource for everyone associated with inland flood hazards: professionals in government and industry, and researchers and graduate students in civil engineering, geography, geology, hydrology, hydraulics, and ecology.
Author : Jeffrey J. Opperman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520293061
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Floodplains written by Jeffrey J. Opperman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Crystal M. Levine
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Flood Effects on Plant Seedlings written by Crystal M. Levine and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bozzano G Luisa
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323139116
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Flooding and Plant Growth written by Bozzano G Luisa and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flooding and Plant Growth covers the state of knowledge and opinion on the effects of flooding of soil with fresh or salt water on the metabolism and growth of herbaceous and woody plants. The book discusses the extent, causes, and impacts of flooding; the effects of flooding on soils and on the growth and metabolism of herbaceous plants; and the responses of woody plants to flooding. The text also describes the effect of flooding on water, carbohydrate, and mineral relations, as well as the effects of flooding on hormone relations and on plant disease. The adaptations to flooding with fresh water and the adaptations of plants to flooding with salt water are also encompassed. Agronomists, biochemists, plant ecologists, engineers, foresters, horticulturists, plant anatomists, meteorologists, geneticists, plant breeders, plant physiologists, and landscape architects will find the book invaluable.
Author : Michael Barbour
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520933362
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition written by Michael Barbour and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised, entirely rewritten edition of what is the essential reference on California’s diverse and ever-changing vegetation now brings readers the most authoritative, state-of-the-art view of California’s plant ecosystems available. Integrating decades of research, leading community ecologists and field botanists describe and classify California’s vegetation types, identify environmental factors that determine the distribution of vegetation types, analyze the role of disturbance regimes in vegetation dynamics, chronicle change due to human activities, identify conservation issues, describe restoration strategies, and prioritize directions for new research. Several new chapters address statewide issues such as the historic appearance and impact of introduced and invasive plants, the soils of California, and more.
Author : Hanna Atia
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Effects of Flooding on Connecticut River Plant Species written by Hanna Atia and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to dam construction and other human influences, patterns of river water flow, including the timing and duration of flooding, have become increasingly stable in wetlands. Flooding is a natural disturbance event that changes the physical structure and nutrient availability of habitats. The prevention of natural flooding can change species composition in floodplains and assist colonization by non-native species. The presumed mechanism for this pattern is that species differ in their tolerance to flood duration, yet there are few experimental studies that have examined flood tolerances experimentally. The purpose of this study was to quantify differences in flood tolerance among 25 woody plant species found along the Connecticut River, and to determine the degree to which flood tolerance predicts species distributions along flooding gradients. I additionally analyzed the roles of height, non-native status, growth form, and evolutionary history on flood tolerance. Seedlings were subjected to flood treatments of four different durations, with and without suspended clay sediment. The flood tolerance of each species was calculated by comparing individual species' survival relative to the average survival across all replicates. The flood and sediment treatments had a significant effect on seedling survival, and the distribution of species on flooding gradients was predicted by the experimentally determined flood tolerance. There was significant variation in height between species, and seedlings submerged more deeply were less healthy than those closer to the surface. Native species had overall better health than non- native species with increasing flood stress. Analysis of growth forms showed that shrubs were significantly healthier than vines with increasing flood stress. There were no significant differences between trees and other growth forms. Higher flood tolerance did not map cleanly onto plant families. The most flood tolerant and least flood tolerant species were both in the genus Acer (maples).
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 9780309045346
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Guðmundur Halldârsson
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9289324414
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (893 download)
Download or read book ReNo written by Guðmundur Halldârsson and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ReNo network has consolidated knowledge on ecological restoration work in the Nordic region and facilitated exchange of this knowledge within and between the Nordic countries. Scientific papers, reports on the status of restoration, guidebooks on restoration, and analyses of ecological restoration in the area have been published as a result of the network. Ecosystem degradation is a problem in all the Nordic countries, but varies in nature, severity and scale between the countries. In order to counteract present and past ecological degradation, all the Nordic countries emphasise ecological restoration, but to various degrees. Ecological restoration has the potential to make a critical contribution for the benefit of the global environment and human living conditions. The ReNo network recommends that this important activity should be prioritized in Nordic environmental policy.
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ISBN 13 : 9780902701168
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (11 download)
Download or read book River Restoration and Biodiversity written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Allessio Leck
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521873053
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Seedling Ecology and Evolution written by Mary Allessio Leck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seedlings are highly sensitive to their environment. After seeds, they typically suffer the highest mortality of any life history stage. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the seedling stage of the plant life cycle. It considers the importance of seedlings in plant communities; environmental factors with special impact on seedlings; the morphological and physiological diversity of seedlings including mycorrhizae; the relationship of the seedling with other life stages; seedling evolution; and seedlings in human altered ecosystems, including deserts, tropical rainforests, and habitat restoration projects. The diversity of seedlings is portrayed by including specialised groups like orchids, bromeliads, and parasitic and carnivorous plants. Discussions of physiology, morphology, evolution and ecology are brought together to focus on how and why seedlings are successful. This important text sets the stage for future research and is valuable to graduate students and researchers in plant ecology, botany, agriculture and conservation.
Author : Jennifer Mulvihill Altergott
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Effects of Flooding on Riparian Plant Species written by Jennifer Mulvihill Altergott and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Higgisson
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Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Influence of Flooding on the Vegetation of the Semi-arid Floodplain of the Lower Lachlan River written by William Higgisson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "Floodplains are characterised by high biodiversity and productivity, providing habitat and refugia for a range of native species. These landscape features are also crucial for many aspects of human survival and quality of life. Inundation by flooding is the predominant factor that controls the observed ecological patterns and processes, and biological productivity on the floodplain. Semi-arid floodplains experience a highly variable flooding regime which has structured the vegetation communities.This thesis addresses some of the current gaps in our understanding of floodplain plants and their responses to water, on the semi-arid floodplain of the lower Lachlan River, Australia. It characterises spatial and temporal differences in seed bank characteristics relative to hydrological gradients, investigates the life-history responses of two floodplain shrub species (tangled lignum (Duma florulenta (Meisn.), and nitre goosefoot (Chenopodium nitrariaceum (F.Muell.)) to watering, and investigates gene-flow and population genetic structure in tangled lignum and river cooba (Acacia stenophylla (A. Cunn. ex Benth.)). This study is framed within the context of the changes in river floodplain connectivity caused by water resource development. I identified and compared the changes in floodplain-river connectivity characteristics that have occurred as a consequence of water resource development on four floodplain habitat types which occur on the lower Lachlan River, using a hydrological modelling approach. The results show that the floodplain of the lower Lachlan River connects to the river half as often under current flow conditions compared to flow conditions without water resource development. While all habitat types have been impacted by water resource development, the impact reduces away from the main channel of the river, with temporary floodplain lakes experiencing the largest change in connection regime and intermittent black box swamps which occur on the margins of floodplains experiencing the least..."
Author : Myles Hollander
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118553292
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)
Download or read book Nonparametric Statistical Methods written by Myles Hollander and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the Second Edition “This book should be an essential part of the personal library of every practicing statistician.”—Technometrics Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition of Nonparametric Statistical Methods includes additional modern topics and procedures, more practical data sets, and new problems from real-life situations. The book continues to emphasize the importance of nonparametric methods as a significant branch of modern statistics and equips readers with the conceptual and technical skills necessary to select and apply the appropriate procedures for any given situation. Written by leading statisticians, Nonparametric Statistical Methods, Third Edition provides readers with crucial nonparametric techniques in a variety of settings, emphasizing the assumptions underlying the methods. The book provides an extensive array of examples that clearly illustrate how to use nonparametric approaches for handling one- or two-sample location and dispersion problems, dichotomous data, and one-way and two-way layout problems. In addition, the Third Edition features: The use of the freely available R software to aid in computation and simulation, including many new R programs written explicitly for this new edition New chapters that address density estimation, wavelets, smoothing, ranked set sampling, and Bayesian nonparametrics Problems that illustrate examples from agricultural science, astronomy, biology, criminology, education, engineering, environmental science, geology, home economics, medicine, oceanography, physics, psychology, sociology, and space science Nonparametric Statistical Methods, Third Edition is an excellent reference for applied statisticians and practitioners who seek a review of nonparametric methods and their relevant applications. The book is also an ideal textbook for upper-undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in applied nonparametric statistics.
Author : Beth Middleton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471292630
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics written by Beth Middleton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-01-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it is generally accepted that flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics are critical to wetland viability, there is as yet no consensus among those responsible for wetland restoration about how best to plan for those phenomena or even whether it is really necessary to do so at all. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Beth Middleton draws upon the latest research from around the world to build a strong case for making flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics integral to the wetland restoration planning process. While the initial chapters of the book are devoted to laying the conceptual foundations, most of the coverage is concerned with demonstrating the practical implications for wetland restoration and management of the latest ecological theory and research. It includes a fascinating case history section in which Dr. Middleton explores the restoration models used in five major North American, European, Australian, African, and Asian wetland projects, and analyzes their relative success from the perspective of flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics planning. Wetland Restoration also features a wealth of practical information useful to all those involved in wetland restoration and management, including: A compendium of water level tolerances, seed germination, seedling recruitment, adult survival rates, and other key traits of wetland plant species A bibliography of 1,200 articles and monographs covering all aspects of wetland restoration A comprehensive directory of wetland restoration ftp sites worldwide An extensive glossary of essential terms Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics is a valuable working resource for wetland restoration consultants, employees of government agencies, and professional land managers, as well as ecologists, foresters, and geologists involved with wetland restoration and management. It is also an excellent text for advanced courses in wetland restoration.
Author : Robert Sumner Sigafoos
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Botanical Evidence of Floods and Flood-plain Deposition written by Robert Sumner Sigafoos and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management
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Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management written by United States. Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by the Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management. Includes National Flood Insurance Program.
