Authors:
Ward, J.V., K. Tockner, U. Uehlinger and F. Malard
Publication Date:
2001
Abstract/Summary:
The thesis of this paper is that established research and management concepts may fail to fully recognize the crucial roles of habitat heterogeneity and fluvial dynamics owing to a lack of fundamental knowledge of the structural and functional features of morphologically intact river corridors. The objective of this paper is to promulgate a broader and more integrative understanding of natural processes in river corridors as a necessary prelude to effective river conservation and management.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
River Research and Applications
Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rrr.646/abstract