The Ecological Basis for River Management Book

	List of Contributors
	Preface
Ch. 1	Linking Hydrology and Ecology: The Scientific Basis for River Management	1
Ch. 2	Implications of Sediment Transport for Instream Flow Modelling of Aquatic Habitat	17
Ch. 3	The Importance of High Flows for Riverine Environments	33
Ch. 4	The Ecological Basis for Torrent Control in Mountainous Landscapes	51
Ch. 5	Faunal Community Change in Response to Flow Manipulation	59
Ch. 6	The Microflow Environments of Aquatic Plants - An Ecological Perspective	79
Ch. 7	The Ecological Basis for the Management of Flows Regulated by Reservoirs in the United Kingdom	93
Ch. 8	The Combined Impacts of River Regulation and Eutrophication on the Dynamics of the Salt Wedge and the Ecology of the Lower Ebro River (North-East Spain)	105
Ch. 9	The Utility of Stream Salinity Models in the Integrated Management of Australian Rivers	115
Ch. 10	The Expert Panel Assessment Method (EPAM): A New Tool for Determining Environmental Flows in Regulated Rivers	125
Ch. 11	The Ecological Basis for the Management of Water Quality	135
Ch. 12	Acidification: Causes, Consequences and Solutions	147
Ch. 13	River Plankton: The Paradigm Regained	161
Ch. 14	Bioaccumulation of Pollutants and its Consequences	175
Ch. 15	The Use of Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in the Assessment of Metal-Contaminated Streams	181
Ch. 16	The Importance of Investigatory and Analytical Techniques in Biological Water-Quality Investigations	193
Ch. 17	Alleviating the Problems of Excessive Algal Growth	211
Ch. 18	The Ecological Basis for the Management of the Natural River Environment	219
Ch. 19	The Relevance of Ecology to the Statutory Protection of British Rivers	239
Ch. 20	Integrating River Corridor Environment Information through Multivariate Ecological Analysis and Geographic Information Systems	251
Ch. 21	Practical Aspects of Restoration of Channel Diversity in Physically Degraded Streams	269
Ch. 22	Protection, Reclamation and Improvement of Small Urban Streams in Portugal	275
Ch. 23	River Management and Mammal Populations	289
Ch. 24	The Management of Riverine Vegetation	307
Ch. 25	The Management of Three Alien Invasive Riparian Plants: Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam), Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed) and Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)	315
Ch. 26	The Ecological Basis for Management of Fish Stocks in Rivers	323
Ch. 27	Natural Factors Influencing Recruitment Success in Coarse Fish Populations	339
Ch. 28	Factors Affecting Recruitment Success in Salmonids	349
Ch. 29	Management of Physical Habitat for Fish Stocks	363
Ch. 30	Fish Stock Assessment - A Biological Basis for Sound Ecological Management	375
Ch. 31	Variability in Growth, Density and Age Structure of Brown Trout Populations under Contrasting Environmental and Managerial Conditions	389
Ch. 32	Ecological Basis for the Management of Recreation and Amenity: The Norfolk Broads	405
Ch. 33	Ecological Management of Angling	415
Ch. 34	Ecological Impacts and Management of Boat Traffic on Navigable Inland Waterways	427
Ch. 35	Ecological Impact of Angling	443
Ch. 36	The Ecological Basis for Catchment Management. A New Dutch Project: The Water System Explorations	453
Ch. 37	The Use of Biological Techniques in Catchment Planning	475
Ch. 38	Managing Rivers and their Water Resources as Sustainable Ecosystems: The South African Experience	491
Ch. 39	Ecological Master Plan for the Rhine Catchment	505
Ch. 40	The Interface Between Ecology and Economics in Catchment Management	515
	References	525
	Index	591