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 under appropriate management these processes can provide benefits to society ranging from healthy fish populations to flood-risk reduction. Drawing on the framework of reconciliation ecology, the authors explore how new concepts for floodplain ecosystem restoration and management can increase these benefits.
Additionally, they use case studies from California’s Central Valley and other temperate regions to show how innovative management approaches are reshaping rivers and floodplains around the world. Opperman is the global lead freshwater scientist for WWF and a research associate at the University of California, Davis. Moyle is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Larsen is a research scientist and fluvial geomorphologist in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis. Florsheim is a researcher in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, and earth-surface processes at the Earth Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Manfree is a postdoctoral researcher in geography at the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis.
Rivers and Floodplains is concerned with the origin,geometry, water flow, sediment transport, erosion and depositionassociated with modern alluvial rivers and floodplains, how theyvary in time and space, and how this information is used tointerpret deposits of ancient rivers and floodplains. There isspecific reference to the types and lifestyles of organismsassociated with fluvial environments, human interactions withrivers and floodplains, associated environmental and engineeringconcerns, as well as the economic aspects of fluvial deposits,particularly the modeling of fluvial hydrocarbon reservoirs andaquifers. Methods of studying rivers and floodplains and theirdeposits are also discussed. Although basic principles areemphasized, many examples are detailed. Particular emphasis is placed on how an understanding of thenature of modern rivers and floodplains is required before anyproblems concerning rivers and floodplains, past or present, can beaddressed rationally. Rivers and Floodplains is designed as a core text forsenior undergraduate and graduate students studying modern orancient fluvial environments, particularly in earth sciences,environmental sciences and physical geography, but also in civiland agricultural engineering.
College teachers, researchers, andpractising professionals will also find the book an invaluablereference. Rune the end of nothing rar extractor. Presents a process-based approach, which is relevant to moderncurricula.
Discusses methods of studying rivers and floodplains and theirdeposits. Provides many detailed examples throughout the text. Emphasises the basic principles of this subject. As the first synthesis of this entire field, it will be amust-have for all students studying modern or ancient fluvialenvironments. Teachers, researchers and practising professionals will findthis an invaluable reference tool. Rivers and Floodplains will also be of interest togeologists, geographers and engineers. Overview of River Systems.
Fundamentals of Water Flow. Fundamentals of Sediment Transport. Bed forms and Sedimentary Structures. Alluvial Channels and Bars. Along-valley Variations in Channels and Floodplains.
Channel-belt movements across floodplains. Long-term, Large-scale Evolution of Fluvial Systems.
Fossils in Fluvial Deposits. Methods of Measuring Bed Topography, Water flow,Sediment Transport, Erosion and Deposition in Rivers. Methods of Describing and Interpreting SedimentaryStrata. '.a welcome addition to the smaller number of advanced texts onthe subject.
Trinity River Floodplain
It covers an area of Earth Science that is of interestto a wide range of practitioners, and in which much new researchhas been published on a number of themes. The book is an excellentreview of this work at a level that will be informtive andstimulating to research workers in a number of disciplines.' W A Mitchell, University of Durham, Geoscientist, January2004 '.an excellent reference volume for anyone working on presentday or ancient river material.'
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The Open University Geological Society Journal, May2004 '.a first-class resource for both researchers and interestedgraduate students in geology and geography.' Journal of Quaternary Science, September 2004 '.the material is very well presented, extremely wellillustrated and very well suited to the intended audience. What thetext does so well is a comprehensive integration of gemorphologicand engineering approaches.This text should be a must for allitnerested in multi-disciplinary analyses of rivers, and fluvialdeposits.'
Boise River Floodplain
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, August 2005 '.this book represents a significant and distinctivecontribution to the specialist literature on sedimentology, riverform and process in modern and ancient rivers. It will aid theinterpretation of sediments in the context of river and floodplaindevelopment for the advanced student and academic.' The Holocene, June 2006.