Synopses & Reviews
Based on a selection of papers presented at the International Symposium on the Ecological Basis for River Management in March 1993, it addresses the underlying ecological issues in the six major operational functions of river management: water quantity, water quality, management of the natural river environment, management of fish stocks and fisheries and catchment management.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [525]-590) and index.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:
The Importance of High Flows for Riverine Environments (A. Brookes).
Faunal Community Change in Response to Flow Manipulation (P. Armitage).
The Microflow Environments of Aquatic Plants—An Ecological Perspective (A. Newall).
The Ecological Basis for the Management of Water Quality (R. Edwards).
Bioaccumulation of Pollutants and Its Consequences (A. Hendriks).
Alleviating the Problems of Excessive Algal Growth (I. Ridge, et al.).
The Relevance of Ecology to the Statutory Protection of British Rivers (P. Boon).
The Management of Riverine Vegetation (M. Wade).
The Ecological Basis for Management of Fish Stocks in Rivers (J. Elliot).
Fish Stock Assessment—A Biological Basis for Sound Ecological Management (I. Cowx).
Ecological Management of Angling (P. Hickley, et al.).
The Use of Biological Techniques in Catchment Planning (A. Gee & F. Jones).
References.
Index.