Stream and Watershed Restoration - A Guide to Restoring Riverine Processes and Habitats

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Philip Roni has 25 years' experience working in and conducting research on streams and watersheds in North America and Europe. He has written and edited numerous papers and books as well as regional and international reports on stream and watershed restoration. He currently directs an interdisciplinary research program of more than 20 scientists working on fisheries, watershed and estuarine ecology and restoration at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Tim Beechie has more than 25 years of experience working in management and research of aquatic ecosystems, focusing on understanding how watershed and riverine processes influence channel morphology and river ecosystem dynamics. His recent publications focus on diagnosis of restoration through watershed analysis and development of process-based strategies for river restoration. He currently directs a team of scientists researching the influences of watershed processes and land uses on riverine ecosystems.   Klappentext With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Filling that void, this unique text covers both new and existing information following a stepwise approach on theory, planning, implementation, and evaluation methods for the restoration of stream habitats. Comprehensively illustrated with case studies from around the world, Stream and Watershed Restoration provides a systematic approach to restoration programs suitable for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses on stream or watershed restoration or as a reference for restoration practitioners and fisheries scientists.Part of the Advancing River Restoration and Management Series.Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/roni/streamrestoration. Zusammenfassung With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors, xi Foreword, xiii Series Foreword, xv Preface, xvi 1 Introduction to Restoration: Key Steps for Designing Effective Programs and Projects, 1 1.1 Introduction, 1 1.2 What is restoration?, 2 1.3 Why is restoration needed?, 3 1.4 History of the environmental movement, 4 1.5 History of stream and watershed restoration, 5 1.6 Key steps for planning and implementing restoration, 7 1.7 References, 8 2 Watershed Processes, Human Impacts, and Process-based Restoration, 11 2.1 Introduction, 11 2.2 The hierarchical structure of watersheds and riverine ecosystems, 13 2.3 The landscape template and biogeography, 17 2.4 Watershed-scale processes, 18 2.4.1 Runoff and stream flow, 18 2.4.2 Erosion and sediment supply, 20 2.4.3 Nutrients, 22 2.5 Reach-scale processes, 22 2.5.1 Riparian processes, 22 2.5.2 Fluvial processes: Stream flow and flood storage, 26 2.5.3 Fluvial processes: Sediment transport and storage, 27 2.5.4 Channel and floodplain dynamics, 28 2.5.5 Organic matter transport and storage, 29 2.5.6 Instream biological processes, 29 2.6 Common alterations to watershed processes and functions, 31 2.6.1 Alteration of watershed-scale processes, 31 2.6.2 Alteration of reach-scale processes, 34 2.6.3 Direct manipulation of ecosystem features, 35 2.7 Process-based restoration, 35 2.7.1 Process-based principles for restoration, 36 2.7.2 Applying the principles to restoration, 37 2.8 Summary, 40 2.9 References, 40 3 Watershed Assessments and Identification of Restoration Needs, 50 3.1 Introduction, 50 3.2 The role of re...

List of contents

List of Contributors, xi
 
Foreword, xiii
 
Series Foreword, xv
 
Preface, xvi
 
1 Introduction to Restoration: Key Steps for Designing Effective Programs and Projects, 1
 
1.1 Introduction, 1
 
1.2 What is restoration?, 2
 
1.3 Why is restoration needed?, 3
 
1.4 History of the environmental movement, 4
 
1.5 History of stream and watershed restoration, 5
 
1.6 Key steps for planning and implementing restoration, 7
 
1.7 References, 8
 
2 Watershed Processes, Human Impacts, and Process-based Restoration, 11
 
2.1 Introduction, 11
 
2.2 The hierarchical structure of watersheds and riverine ecosystems, 13
 
2.3 The landscape template and biogeography, 17
 
2.4 Watershed-scale processes, 18
 
2.4.1 Runoff and stream flow, 18
 
2.4.2 Erosion and sediment supply, 20
 
2.4.3 Nutrients, 22
 
2.5 Reach-scale processes, 22
 
2.5.1 Riparian processes, 22
 
2.5.2 Fluvial processes: Stream flow and flood storage, 26
 
2.5.3 Fluvial processes: Sediment transport and storage, 27
 
2.5.4 Channel and floodplain dynamics, 28
 
2.5.5 Organic matter transport and storage, 29
 
2.5.6 Instream biological processes, 29
 
2.6 Common alterations to watershed processes and functions, 31
 
2.6.1 Alteration of watershed-scale processes, 31
 
2.6.2 Alteration of reach-scale processes, 34
 
2.6.3 Direct manipulation of ecosystem features, 35
 
2.7 Process-based restoration, 35
 
2.7.1 Process-based principles for restoration, 36
 
2.7.2 Applying the principles to restoration, 37
 
2.8 Summary, 40
 
2.9 References, 40
 
3 Watershed Assessments and Identification of Restoration Needs, 50
 
3.1 Introduction, 50
 
3.2 The role of restoration goals in guiding watershed assessments, 51
 
3.2.1 Stating restoration goals, 52
 
3.2.2 Designing the watershed assessment to refl ect restoration goals and local geography, 53
 
3.3 Assessing causes of habitat and biological degradation, 56
 
3.3.1 Use of landscape and river classifi cation to understand the watershed template, 57
 
3.3.2 Assessing watershed-scale (non-point) processes, 61
 
3.3.3 Assessing reach-scale processes, 70
 
3.4 Assessing habitat alteration, 79
 
3.4.1 Habitat type and quantity, 79
 
3.4.2 Water quality, 84
 
3.5 Assessing changes in biota, 86
 
3.5.1 Single-species assessment, 86
 
3.5.2 Multi-species assessment, 89
 
3.6 Assessing potential effects of climate change, 91
 
3.7 Identifying restoration opportunities, 93
 
3.7.1 Summarize the watershed assessment results and identify restoration actions, 93
 
3.7.2 Develop a restoration strategy, 94
 
3.7.3 Summarize constraints on restoration opportunities, 95
 
3.7.4 Climate change considerations, 96
 
3.8 Case studies, 96
 
3.8.1 Skagit River, Washington State, USA, 96
 
3.8.2 River Eden, England, UK, 100
 
3.9 Summary, 103
 
3.10 References, 104
 
4 The Human Dimensions of Stream Restoration: Working with Diverse Partners to Develop and Implement Restoration, 114
 
4.1 Introduction, 114
 
4.2 Setting the stage: Socio-political geography of stream restoration, 116
 
4.2.1 Nature of the challenge, 116
 
4.2.2 Understanding property and property rights, 116
 
4.2.3 Landscapes of restoration, 117
 
4.2.4 Understanding landowner/manager and agency objectives, 120
 
4.2.5 Why understanding socio-politi

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"This would be very useful as a textbook in graduate classes in ecosystem restoration or engineering ecology, or as a reference for researchers and professionals. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students through professionals/practitioners." ( Choice , 1 January 2014)

" Overall, what this book provides is a good starting point for anyone who wants to study in more depth the various components that together result in a successful river restoration project. To this end, this book provides exactly what it says it does in the title." ( Restoration Ecology , 1 November 2013)

Product details

• Authors: Philip Roni, Roni, Philip Roni, Philip (EDT)/ Beechie Roni, Philip Beechie Roni, RONI PHILIP BEECHIE TIM
• Assisted by: Beechie (Editor), Beechie (Editor), Tim Beechie (Editor), Beechie Tim (Editor), Phili Roni (Editor), Philip Roni (Editor), Roni Philip (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9781405199568
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9956-8
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Advancing River Restoration and Management; Advancing River Restoration an; Advancing River Restoration and Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Ökologie, Angewandte Ökologie, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Applied ecology, Ecology & Organismal Biology, Ökologie u. Biologie der Organismen