a guide to restoring riverine processes and habitats /
First Statement of Responsibility
Philip Roni and Tim Beechie
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken, NJ :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
John Wiley & Sons,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2013
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 300 p., [12] p. of plates :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;
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26 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Advancing river restoration and management
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Contents note continued: 2.5.6.Instream biological processes -- 2.6.Common alterations to watershed processes and functions -- 2.6.1.Alteration of watershed-scale processes -- 2.6.2.Alteration of reach-scale processes -- 2.6.3.Direct manipulation of ecosystem features -- 2.7.Process-based restoration -- 2.7.1.Process-based principles for restoration -- 2.7.2.Applying the principles to restoration -- 2.8.Summary -- 2.9.References -- 3.Watershed Assessments and Identification of Restoration Needs -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.The role of restoration goals in guiding watershed assessments -- 3.2.1.Stating restoration goals -- 3.2.2.Designing the watershed assessment to reflect restoration goals and local geography -- 3.3.Assessing causes of habitat and biological degradation -- 3.3.1.Use of landscape and river classification to understand the watershed template -- 3.3.2.Assessing watershed-scale (non-point) processes -- 3.3.2.1.Sediment supply: Erosion and delivery to streams --
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Contents note continued: 3.3.2.2.Hydrology: Runoff and stream flow -- 3.3.2.3.Nutrients and pollutants -- 3.3.3.Assessing reach-scale processes -- 3.3.3.1.Riparian processes -- 3.3.3.2.Floodplain processes -- 3.3.3.3.Fluvial processes and conditions -- 3.4.Assessing habitat alteration -- 3.4.1.Habitat type and quantity -- 3.4.2.Water quality -- 3.5.Assessing changes in biota -- 3.5.1.Single-species assessment -- 3.5.2.Multi-species assessment -- 3.6.Assessing potential effects of climate change -- 3.7.Identifying restoration opportunities -- 3.7.1.Summarize the watershed assessment results and identify restoration actions -- 3.7.2.Develop a restoration strategy -- 3.7.3.Summarize constraints on restoration opportunities -- 3.7.4.Climate change considerations -- 3.8.Case studies -- 3.8.1.Skagit River, Washington State, USA -- 3.8.2.River Eden, England, UK -- 3.9.Summary -- 3.10.References --
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Contents note continued: 4.4.2.Understanding your own and other organizations -- 4.4.3.Why understanding organizational patterns is important -- 4.5.Approaches to elicit cooperation -- 4.5.1.Institutions to support stream restoration -- 4.5.2.Techniques to engage landowners -- 4.5.3.Achieving agreement with project partners -- 4.5.3.1.The Prisoner's Dilemma -- 4.5.3.2.Guidelines to build and maintain cooperation -- 4.5.4.Why understanding cooperation is important -- 4.6.Moving forward: Further reading in human dimensions of stream restoration -- 4.6.1.Collective action -- 4.6.2.Social capital and the triple bottom line -- 4.6.3.Environmental justice -- 4.6.4.Resilience -- 4.7.Summary -- 4.8.References -- 5.Selecting Appropriate Stream and Watershed Restoration Techniques -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.1.1.Common categories of techniques -- 5.1.2.Selecting the appropriate technique: What process or habitat will be restored or improved? -- 5.2.Connectivity --
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Contents note continued: 4.The Human Dimensions of Stream Restoration: Working with Diverse Partners to Develop and Implement Restoration -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Setting the stage: Socio-political geography of stream restoration -- 4.2.1.Nature of the challenge -- 4.2.2.Understanding property and property rights -- 4.2.3.Landscapes of restoration -- 4.2.4.Understanding landowner/manager and agency objectives -- 4.2.5.Why understanding socio-political geography is important -- 4.3.How stream restoration becomes accepted -- 4.3.1.Restoration as innovation -- 4.3.2.Innovation diffusion through networks -- 4.3.3.Process of innovation adoption -- 4.3.4.Innovation acceptance -- 4.3.5.Why understanding innovation diffusion is important -- 4.4.Organizations and the behaviors and motivations of those who work for them -- 4.4.1.Organizational behaviors and motivations -- 4.4.1.1.Motivations of officials -- 4.4.1.2.Leveraging organizational behaviors --
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Contents note continued: 5.2.1.Longitudinal connectivity -- 5.2.1.1.Dam removal and modification -- 5.2.1.2.Culvert and stream-crossing removal, replacement or modification -- 5.2.1.3.Fish passage structures -- 5.2.2.Techniques to restore lateral connectivity and floodplain function -- 5.2.2.1.Levee removal or setbacks -- 5.2.2.2.Reconnecting isolated floodplain wetlands, sloughs, and other habitats -- 5.3.Sediment and hydrology -- 5.3.1.Reducing sediment and hydrologic impacts of roads -- 5.3.1.1.Forest and unpaved road removal and restoration -- 5.3.1.2.Road improvements -- 5.3.1.3.Reducing or eliminating impacts of paved roads and impervious surfaces -- 5.3.2.Reducing sediment and pollutants from agricultural lands -- 5.3.3.Increasing sediment supply, retention and aggrading incised channels -- 5.3.4.Increasing instream flows and flood pulses -- 5.4.Riparian restoration strategies -- 5.4.1.Silviculture techniques -- 5.4.1.1.Planting --
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Contents note continued: 5.4.1.2.Thinning to promote tree and vegetation growth -- 5.4.1.3.Removal of exotic and invasive species -- 5.4.2.Fencing and grazing reduction -- 5.4.3.Riparian buffers and protection -- 5.5.Habitat improvement and creation techniques -- 5.5.1.Instream habitat improvement techniques -- 5.5.1.1.Structures to create pools, riffles, and cover and improve complexity -- 5.5.1.2.Gravel addition and creation of spawning habitat -- 5.5.1.3.Recreating meanders -- 5.5.2.Creation of floodplain habitats -- 5.5.3.When are habitat improvement techniques appropriate? -- 5.6.Miscellaneous restoration techniques -- 5.6.1.Beaver restoration or control -- 5.6.2.Bank stabilization -- 5.6.3.Nutrient additions -- 5.6.4.Vegetation management -- 5.6.5.Other factors to consider when selecting restoration techniques -- 5.7.Summary -- 5.8.References -- 6.Prioritization of Watersheds and Restoration Projects -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Determine overall goals and scale --
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Contents note continued: 6.2.1.Legal frameworks, funding, and goals -- 6.2.2.Spatial and temporal scale -- 6.3.Who will prioritize projects? Selecting the team -- 6.4.Prioritization approaches and criteria -- 6.4.1.Common prioritization strategies -- 6.4.1.1.Prioritizing restoration actions by project type -- 6.4.1.2.Refugia -- 6.4.1.3.Habitat area and increase in fish or other biota -- 6.4.1.4.Capacity and life-cycle models for prioritizing habitats -- 6.4.1.5.Costs, cost-effectiveness, and cost-benefit analysis -- 6.4.1.6.Conservation planning software and computer models -- 6.4.1.7.Scoring and multi-criteria decision analysis -- 6.4.2.Selecting a prioritization approach -- 6.5.Completing analyses and examining rankings -- 6.6.Summary -- 6.7.References -- 7.Developing, Designing, and Implementing Restoration Projects -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Identify the problem -- 7.3.Assess project context -- 7.4.Define project goals and objectives -- 7.5.Investigative analysis --
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Contents note continued: 7.10.2.Bridge Creek riparian restoration -- 7.10.3.Fisher Slough Restoration, Skagit River, Washington, USA -- 7.11.Summary -- 7.12.References -- 8.Monitoring and Evaluation of Restoration Actions -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.What is monitoring and evaluation? -- 8.3.Steps for developing an M&E program -- 8.3.1.Defining restoration goals and monitoring objectives -- 8.3.2.Defining questions, hypotheses, and spatial scale -- 8.3.2.1.Defining the spatial scale -- 8.3.3.Selecting the monitoring design -- 8.3.3.1.Treatments, controls, and references -- 8.3.3.2.Before-after and before-after control-impact designs -- 8.3.3.3.Post-treatment designs -- 8.3.3.4.Which design is most appropriate? -- 8.3.4.Parameters: Determining what to monitor -- 8.3.5.Determining how many sites or years to monitor -- 8.3.6.Sampling scheme -- 8.4.Guidelines for analyzing and summarizing data -- 8.5.Monitoring of multiple restoration actions at a watershed scale --
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Contents note continued: 7.5.1.Investigative analyses for in-channel restoration projects -- 7.5.1.1.Maps and surveys -- 7.5.1.2.Hydrologic investigation -- 7.5.1.3.Hydraulic modeling -- 7.5.1.4.Sediment transport analysis -- 7.5.1.5.Geomorphic investigation -- 7.5.1.6.Geotechnical assessment -- 7.5.1.7.Uncertainty and risk -- 7.5.2.Investigative analyses for other restoration actions -- 7.6.Evaluate alternatives -- 7.7.Project design -- 7.7.1.Design approaches -- 7.7.2.Specify project elements that will meet project objectives -- 7.7.3.Establish design criteria for project elements that define expectations -- 7.7.4.Develop design details to meet criteria for each element -- 7.7.5.Verify that elements address project objectives -- 7.7.6.Communicating project design -- 7.7.6.1.Design reports -- 7.7.6.2.Plans and specifications -- 7.8.Implementation -- 7.9.Monitoring -- 7.10.Case studies -- 7.10.1.Removal of the Number 1 Dam, Chichiawan River, Taiwan --
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Contents note continued: 8.6.Implementation: Design is not enough -- 8.7.Summary -- 8.8.References -- 9.Synthesis: Developing Comprehensive Restoration Programs -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Components of a comprehensive restoration program -- 9.2.1.Goals, assessments, and identifying restoration actions -- 9.2.2.Prioritizing restoration actions or watersheds -- 9.2.3.Selecting restoration techniques and designing restoration actions -- 9.2.4.Monitoring -- 9.2.5.Examples of bringing the components together -- 9.3.Developing proposals and evaluating projects for funding or permitting -- 9.4.Moving from opportunistic to strategic restoration -- 9.5.Conclusions -- 9.6.References
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to Restoration: Key Steps for Designing Effective Programs and Projects -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.What is restoration? -- 1.3.Why is restoration needed? -- 1.4.History of the environmental movement -- 1.5.History of stream and watershed restoration -- 1.6.Key steps for planning and implementing restoration -- 1.7.References -- 2.Watershed Processes, Human Impacts, and Process-based Restoration -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.The hierarchical structure of watersheds and riverine ecosystems -- 2.3.The landscape template and biogeography -- 2.4.Watershed-scale processes -- 2.4.1.Runoff and stream flow -- 2.4.2.Erosion and sediment supply -- 2.4.3.Nutrients -- 2.5.Reach-scale processes -- 2.5.1.Riparian processes -- 2.5.2.Fluvial processes: Stream flow and flood storage -- 2.5.3.Fluvial processes: Sediment transport and storage -- 2.5.4.Channel and floodplain dynamics -- 2.5.5.Organic matter transport and storage --