Compromised Rivers: Understanding Historical Human Impacts on Rivers in the Context of Restoration

A river that preserves a simplified and attractive form may nevertheless have lost function. Loss of function in these rivers can occur because hydrologic and geomorphic processes no longer create and maintain the habitat and natural disturbance regimes necessary for ecosystem integrity. Recognitio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellen Wohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2005-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol10/iss2/art2/