Restoring Summer Base Flow under a Decentralized Water Management Regime: Constraints, Opportunities, and Outcomes in Mediterranean-Climate California

Restoring Summer Base Flow under a Decentralized Water Management Regime: Constraints, Opportunities, and Outcomes in Mediterranean-Climate California

Seasonal rainfall dynamics in Mediterranean-climate coastal California place pressures on humans and aquatic ecosystems. Without rainfall during summer, residents and land managers commonly turn to streams and adjacent shallow aquifers to meet domestic, irrigation, and recreational water needs, ofte...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Deitch, Brock Dolman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
Mediterranean climate adaptation
coastal California
salmon restoration
water abstraction
hydrologic variability
streamflow seasonality
drought
human–environment interactions
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/1/29

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