Riparian zones : characteristics, management practices, and ecological impacts /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hauppauge, New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
2016.
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| Series: | Environmental research advances
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- RIPARIAN ZONES CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS ; RIPARIAN ZONES CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; INTRODUCTION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 1 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND CURRENT THREATS OF LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DIVERSITY OF LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS ; 2.1. Large Rivers ; 2.2. Temporary/Small Rivers ; 2.3. Floodplain Rivers ; 2.3. Estuarine Systems ; 3. SPECIAL FEATURES OF LOTIC SYSTEMS ; 3.1. Ecotones in the Lotic Systems
- 3.2. Connectivity in the Lotic Systems 3.3. Ecological Succession in the Lotic Systems ; 4. THREATS FOR LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS ; 4.1. Local Threats for Lotic Biodiversity ; 4.2. Global Threats to Lotic Biodiversity ; 4.3. Global Scenarios for Lotic Biodiversity ; 4.4. Remote Sensing to Monitor Biodiversity of Lotic Ecosystems ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 THE SCIENCE OF MAPPING RIPARIAN AREAS UTILIZING GIS AND OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL DATA ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; STUDY AREA ; MODEL DATA INPUTS; DATA PREPARATION; RIPARIAN MODEL; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ; MODEL SENSITIVITY ; CONCLUSION
- Sample Collection and Analytical Procedures Hydrological Modeling ; Modeling of Solid and Dissolved Fluxes ; RESULTS ; Water Balance of the LAGO Grande de Curuai Floodplain ; Global Biogeochemical Functioning of the Curuai Floodplain ; DISCUSSION; Internal Heterogeneity of Elemental Behavior ; Elements That Present a Relatively Constant Concentration throughout the Water Year ; Elements That Vary during the Water Year ; Influence of Internal Processes on the Biogeochemical Behaviors of Elements ; Influence of Internal Processes on Transfer to the Ocean ; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
- Chapter 5 AN APPROACH TO THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF EXOTIC INVASIVE WEEDS IN RIPARIAN ZONES ABSTRACT ; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ECOLOGY OF INVASIVE SPECIES; Main Characteristics of the Invasive Species ; Conditions That Favor the Biological Invasions ; EFFECTS OF THE INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS ; Effects on the Biological Diversity (Species Richness); Effects on the Functionality of the Ecosystems ; MANAGEMENT OF THE INVASIVE SPECIES IN RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS ; Initial Considerations ; Objectives and Management Strategy
