The Great Forest of the Adirondacks

The Great Forest of the Adirondacks

Author: Barbara McMartin

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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"An unprecedented and brilliant combination of economic, political, and natural history." --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature


Floodplains

Floodplains

Author: Jeffrey J. Opperman

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0520294106

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Introduction to temperate floodplains -- Hydrology -- Floodplain and geomorphology -- Biogeochemistry -- Ecology: introduction -- Floodplain forests -- Primary and secondary production -- Fish and other vertebrates -- Ecosystem services and floodplain reconciliation -- Floodplains as green infrastructure -- Case studies of floodplain management and reconciliation -- Central Valley floodplains: introduction and history -- Central Valley floodplains today -- Reconciling Central Valley floodplains -- Conclusions: managing temperate floodplains for multiple benefits