Title Floodplains : processes and management for ecosystem services / Jeffrey J. Opperman, Peter B. Moyle, Eric W. Larsen, Joan L. Florsheim, and Amber D. Manfree

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 258 pages) Contents Introduction to temperate floodplains -- Hydrology -- Floodplain and geomorphology -- Biogeochemistry -- Ecology: introduction -- Floodplain forests -- Primary and secondary production -- Fish and other vertebrates -- Ecosystem services and floodplain reconciliation -- Floodplains as green infrastructure -- Case studies of floodplain management and reconciliation -- Central Valley floodplains: introduction and history -- Central Valley floodplains today -- Reconciling Central Valley floodplains -- Conclusions: managing temperate floodplains for multiple benefits 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 these processes can provide a range of benefits to society under appropriate management. Due to the widespread alteration of temperate floodplains, these benefits are often not realized. Drawing on the framework of reconciliation ecology, the authors explore how new concepts for floodplain ecosystem restoration and management can provide a broader range of benefits to society, ranging from healthy fish populations to flood-risk reduction. Case studies from California's Central Valley and elsewhere in temperate regions show how innovative management approaches are reshaping rivers and floodplains around the world."--Provided by publisher Analysis california central valley conservation ecology ecosystem restoration ecosystem environment environmentalism fish populations fishing flood risk flood floodplains geomorphology hydrology land management life sciences natural resources nature nonfiction preservation reconciliation ecology rivers science water management water table water Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 07, 2017) Subject Floodplains. Floodplains -- California -- Central Valley Floodplain ecology. Floodplain management. Ecosystem management. flood plains. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology. Ecosystem management Floodplain ecology Floodplain management Floodplains SUBJECT Earth (Planet) -- Surface -- Processing Subject California -- Central Valley Earth (Planet) Form Electronic book Author Moyle, Peter B., author Larsen, Eric W., author Florsheim, Joan L., author Manfree, Amber D., author LC no. 2017012223 ISBN 9780520966321 0520966325

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