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Riparian Landscapes - George P. Malanson

Riparian Landscapes

Buch | Softcover
308 Seiten
1996
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-56683-4 (ISBN)
CHF 83,75 inkl. MwSt
This book examines the ecological systems of river banks and floodplains, focusing on plant communities which are increasingly threatened by development. The book uses landscape ecology to review research areas and to synthesise divergent work in ecology, geomorphology and hydrology.
Riparian Landscapes examines the ecological systems of streamside and floodplain areas from the perspective of landscape ecology. The specific spatial pattern of riparian vegetation is seen as a result of, and a control on, the ecological, geomorphological, and hydrological processes that operate along rivers. Riparian structures are controlled by the spatial dynamics of channels, flooding and soil moisture. These dynamics are part of integrated cascades of water, sediment, nutrients and carbon, to which animal and plant species respond in ways that illuminate community structure and competition. The role of the riparian zone in controlling species distribution and abundance is discussed. Intelligent management of these valuable ecological resources is highlighted. The potential for linking hydrological, geomorphological and ecological simulation models is also explored.

1. Principles considered; 2. Riparian topics; 3. Landscape structure; 4. Internal structure; 5. Cascades of material and energy; 6. Species dynamics; 7. Organising the landscape; References; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.4.1996
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Studies in Ecology
Zusatzinfo 5 Tables, unspecified; 27 Halftones, unspecified; 17 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 153 x 228 mm
Gewicht 511 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 0-521-56683-5 / 0521566835
ISBN-13 978-0-521-56683-4 / 9780521566834
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