Need for Ecosystem Management of Large Rivers and Their Floodplains

Need for Ecosystem Management of Large Rivers and Their Floodplains

Most government agencies use the species-oriented approach in maintaining and protecting large river-floodplain ecosystems. However, the ecosystem approach enjoys several advantages over the traditional species-oriented approach to the management of large rivers and their floodplains.

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioscience 1995-03, Vol.45 (3), p.168-182
1. Verfasser: Sparks, Richard E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aquatic ecosystems
Biotic communities
Dams
Ecology
Ecosystem management
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Environmental protection
Evaluation
Flood control
Floodplain management
Floodplains
Floods
Fluvial channels
Freshwater ecosystems
Freshwater fishes
Integrity
Land Use
Levees
Lotic systems
Management
Natural Resources
River water
Rivers
Sediments
Water
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Zusammenfassung:Most government agencies use the species-oriented approach in maintaining and protecting large river-floodplain ecosystems. However, the ecosystem approach enjoys several advantages over the traditional species-oriented approach to the management of large rivers and their floodplains.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1312556