Floodplains : Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services

Author/Creator:

Opperman, Jeffrey J., author

Publication/Creation:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

Floodplains : Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services / Jeffrey J. Opperman, Peter B. Moyle, Eric W. Larsen, Joan L. Florsheim, Amber D. Manfree

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Front matter --
Contents --
Authors --
Acknowledgments --
1. INTRODUCTION TO TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS --
2. HYDROLOGY --
3. GEOMORPHOLOGY --
4. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY --
5. ECOLOGY: INTRODUCTION --
6. FLOODPLAIN FORESTS --
7. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION --
8. FISHES AND OTHER VERTEBRATES --
9. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND FLOODPLAIN RECONCILIATION --
10. FLOODPLAINS AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE --
11. CASE STUDIES OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION --
12. CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY --
13. CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS TODAY --
14. RECONCILING CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS --
15. CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS FOR MULTIPLE BENEFITS --
References --
Geospatial Data Sources --
Index

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Additional Author/Creators:

Larsen, Eric W., author
Manfree, Amber D., author
Moyle, Peter B., author

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Floodplains
Floodplains--California--Central Valley
Floodplain ecology
Floodplain management
Earth (Planet)--Surface--Processing

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Front matter -- Contents -- Authors -- Acknowledgments -- 1. INTRODUCTION TO TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS -- 2. HYDROLOGY -- 3. GEOMORPHOLOGY -- 4. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY -- 5. ECOLOGY: INTRODUCTION -- 6. FLOODPLAIN FORESTS -- 7. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION -- 8. FISHES AND OTHER VERTEBRATES -- 9. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND FLOODPLAIN RECONCILIATION -- 10. FLOODPLAINS AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE -- 11. CASE STUDIES OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION -- 12. CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY -- 13. CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS TODAY -- 14. RECONCILING CENTRAL VALLEY FLOODPLAINS -- 15. CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING TEMPERATE FLOODPLAINS FOR MULTIPLE BENEFITS -- References -- Geospatial Data Sources -- Index

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

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 under appropriate management these processes can provide benefits to society ranging from healthy fish populations to flood-risk reduction. Drawing on the framework of reconciliation ecology, the authors explore how new concepts for floodplain ecosystem restoration and management can increase these benefits. Additionally, they use case studies from California's Central Valley and other temperate regions to show how innovative management approaches are reshaping rivers and floodplains around the world.

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937013226002486

ISBN:

9780520966321
0520966325

OCLC Number:

976036201

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1525/9780520966321