Environmental flows saving rivers in the third millennium

Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend upon them. It answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems...

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Main Author: Arthington, Angela H
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley University of California Press 2012
Edition:1
Series:Freshwater ecology series
Subjects:
Biotic communities
Ecology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Environmental aspects
NATURE
Stream conservation
Stream ecology
Streamflow
Streamflow > Environmental aspects
Water-supply
Water-supply > Environmental aspects
ISBN:0520273699, 9780520273696, 0520953452, 9780520953451
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Summary:Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend upon them. It answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems. What happens when the flow or the availability of water is curtailed or diverted, either naturally or by human activity? How will climate change alter the availability of water and impact aquatic ecosystems? Methodological developments from the simplest hydrological formulas to large-scale frameworks that inform water management make this book a must-read for water managers and freshwater and estuarine ecologists contending with ever-changing conditions influencing the flow of water.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0520273699
9780520273696
0520953452
9780520953451