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The River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications To Baseline Conditions For Restoration Of Forested Headwaters, Denise Burchsted, Melinda Daniels, Robert Thorson, Jason Vokoun Dec 2010

The River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications To Baseline Conditions For Restoration Of Forested Headwaters, Denise Burchsted, Melinda Daniels, Robert Thorson, Jason Vokoun

Center for Integrative Geosciences

Billions of dollars are being spent in the United States to restore rivers to a desired, yet often unknown, reference condition. In lieu of a known reference, practitioners typically assume the paradigm of a connected watercourse. Geological and ecological processes, however, create patchy and discontinuous fluvial systems. One of these processes, dam building by North American beavers (Castor canadensis), generated discontinuities throughout precolonial river systems of northern North America. Under modern conditions, beaver dams create dynamic sequences of ponds and wet meadows among free-flowing segments. One beaver impoundment alone can exceed 1000 meters along the river, flood the valley laterally, …


Land Use And Climate Change Impacts On The Hydrology Of The Upper Mara River Basin, Kenya: Results Of A Modeling Study To Support Better Resource Management, Liya M. Mango, Assefa M. Melesse, Michael E. Mcclain, Daniel Gann, S. G. Setegen Aug 2010

Land Use And Climate Change Impacts On The Hydrology Of The Upper Mara River Basin, Kenya: Results Of A Modeling Study To Support Better Resource Management, Liya M. Mango, Assefa M. Melesse, Michael E. Mcclain, Daniel Gann, S. G. Setegen

GIS Center

Some of the most valued natural and cultural landscapes on Earth lie in river basins that are poorly gauged and have incomplete historical climate and runoff records. The Mara River Basin of East Africa is such a basin. It hosts the internationally renowned Mara-Serengeti landscape as well as a rich mixture of indigenous cultures. The Mara River is the sole source of surface water to the landscape during the dry season and periods of drought. During recent years, the flow of the Mara River has become increasingly erratic, especially in the upper reaches, and resource managers are hampered by a …


Cockatoo Sands Soil Survey : Assessment Of The Potential Irrigation Areas, Kununurra Area, East Kimberley, Henry Smolinski, Kus Kuswardiyanto, Justin Laycock Aug 2010

Cockatoo Sands Soil Survey : Assessment Of The Potential Irrigation Areas, Kununurra Area, East Kimberley, Henry Smolinski, Kus Kuswardiyanto, Justin Laycock

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Water Erosion Hazard Assessment Of The Lort And Young Rivers Catchment, Karen Holmes, John Andrew Simons, B Marillier, N Callow, Paul Galloway Jul 2010

Water Erosion Hazard Assessment Of The Lort And Young Rivers Catchment, Karen Holmes, John Andrew Simons, B Marillier, N Callow, Paul Galloway

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Community Consultation To Set Resource Condition Targets For Dryland Salinity, Rebecca Heath, Susan Murphy-White, Jamie Bowyer Apr 2010

The Impact Of Community Consultation To Set Resource Condition Targets For Dryland Salinity, Rebecca Heath, Susan Murphy-White, Jamie Bowyer

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Water Management Plan For The Town Of Pingelly, Mark Pridham Feb 2010

Water Management Plan For The Town Of Pingelly, Mark Pridham

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Modelling The Impacts Of A Mixed Forestry Plantation On Groundwater Resources In The Beaufort River Area, Western Australia, Paul Raper, Richard J. George Dr Feb 2010

Modelling The Impacts Of A Mixed Forestry Plantation On Groundwater Resources In The Beaufort River Area, Western Australia, Paul Raper, Richard J. George Dr

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Implementing Deep Drainage To Reduce Salinity In The Date Creek Catchment, South West Western Australia, Derk Bakker, John P. Collins, Justin Hardy Jan 2010

Implementing Deep Drainage To Reduce Salinity In The Date Creek Catchment, South West Western Australia, Derk Bakker, John P. Collins, Justin Hardy

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


The Distribution And Origins Of Acid Groundwaters In The South West Agricultural Area, Adam Lillicrap, Richard J. George Dr Jan 2010

The Distribution And Origins Of Acid Groundwaters In The South West Agricultural Area, Adam Lillicrap, Richard J. George Dr

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.