Sustaining River Ecosystems and Water Resources

• Main Author: Wohl, Ellen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Hydrology.; Ecosystems.; Geomorphology.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Management.; Sustainable Development.

This work is designed to broaden the scope with which many people regard a river. Rivers are commonly regarded from a very simplistic perspective as conduits for downstream flows of water. In this context, it may be considered acceptable and necessary to engineer the channel to either facilitate suc...