Ecohydrology
Processes, Models and Case Studies
- Publisher
CABI - Published
7th November 2008 - ISBN 9781845930028
- Language English
- Pages 400 pp.
- Size 6.875" x 9.75"
Ecohydrology is an emerging new sub-discipline which links elements of ecology with hydrology at all points in the water cycle, ranging in scale from water-plant physiological relationships to whole catchment water-ecosystem processes. This book pays most attention to the larger scales of ecohydrology, emphasizing the use of this tool in striving towards the goal of sustainable water management. Authors from Eastern and Western Europe, America, Australia and South Africa give a broad global context.
1. Linking Biological and Physical Processes at the River Basin Scale: the origins, scientific background and scope of Ecohydrology
2. Patterns and Processes in the Catchment
3. Nutrient Processes and Consequences
4. Lotic Vegetation Processes
5. Processes Influencing Aquatic Fauna
6. Ecohydrological Modelling for Managing Scarce Water Resources in a Groundwater-dominated Temperate
7. The Benefits and Risks of Ecohydrological Models to Water Resource Management Decisions
8. Nutrient Budget Modelling for Lake and River Basin Restoration
9. Ecohydrology Driving a Tropical Savannah Ecosystem
10. The Mid European Agricultural Landscape: catchment-scale links between hydrology and ecology in mosaic lakeland regions
11. The Ecohydrological Approach as a Tool for Managing Water Quality in Large South American Rivers
12. Ecohydrological Analysis of Tropical River Basin Development Schemes in Africa
13. Ecohydrological Management of Impounded Large Rivers in the Former Soviet Union
14. Paleohydrology - The Past as a Basis for Understanding the Present and Predicting the Future
15. Ecohydrology - Understanding the Present as a Perspective on the Future: Global Change