Watershed Management

by Naiman, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780387942322
• ISBN10: 0387942327
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-03-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Watersheds contain vitally important resources which must be managed in a coordinated fashion to achieve sustainability.This book presents 20 contributions to the analysis of watersheds in the Pacific Northwest of the United States in three broad subject areas: - Global and national perspectives - Elements of integrated watershed management - Innovative approaches for mitigation and restoration of watersheds.The aim of Watershed Management: Balancing Sustainability and Environmental Change is to present new perspectives that combine social, economic, and environmental concerns with approaches to watershed management that treat forest, range, agricultural, and urban parcels in an integrated manner.This book will be of interest to environmental scientists, natural resource managers, and policymakers.

Table of Contents

Contributors
New Perspectives for Watershed Management: Balancing Long-Term Sustainability with Cumulative Environmental Change	p. 3
Impacts on Ecosystems of Global Environmental Changes in Pacific Northwest Watersheds	p. 12
Scientific Basis for New Perspectives in Forests and Streams	p. 25
Ecologically Effective Social Organization as a Requirement for Sustaining Watershed Ecosystems	p. 73
Management of Aquatic Resources in Large Catchments: Recognizing Interactions Between Ecosystem Connectivity and Environmental Disturbance	p. 91
Fundamental Elements of Ecologically Healthy Watersheds in the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecoregion	p. 127
Best Management Practices, Cumulative Effects, and Long-Term Trends in Fish Abundance in Pacific Northwest River Systems	p. 189
Sensitivity of the Regional Water Balance in the Columbia River Basin to Climate Variability: Application of a Spatially Distributed Water Balance Model	p. 233
Impacts of Watershed Management on Land-Margin Ecosystems: The Columbia River Estuary	p. 266
Some Emerging Issues in Watershed Management: Landscape Patterns, Species Conservation, and Climate Change	p. 307
Using Simulation Models and Geographic Information Systems to Integrate Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology	p. 324
Consideration of Watersheds in Long-Term Forest Planning Models: The Case of FORPLAN and Its Use on the National Forests	p. 347
Integrating Management Tools, Ecological Knowledge, and Silviculture	p. 361
The Science and Politics of BMPs in Forestry: California Experiences	p. 385
Best Management Practices and Cumulative Effects from Sedimentation in the South Fork Salmon River: An Idaho Case Study	p. 401
Management for Water Quality on Rangelands Through Best Management Practices: The Idaho Approach	p. 415
Riparian Responses to Grazing Practices	p. 442
The Changing Spokane River Watershed: Actions to Improve and Maintain Water Quality	p. 458
Unexamined Scholarship: The Land Grant Universities in the Inland West	p. 479
Integrating Sustainable Development and Environmental Vitality: A Landscape Ecology Approach	p. 499
Index	p. 523
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