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Title: | An Interdisciplinary and Hierarchical Approach to the Study and Management of River Ecosystems | Contributor(s): | Thoms, Martin (author) | Publication Date: | 2005 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9599 | Abstract: | Rivers are complex ecosystems (Thorns & Sheldon, 2000a) influenced by prior states, multi-causal effects, and the states and dynamics of external systems (Walters & Korman, 1999). Rivers comprise at least three interacting subsystems (geomorphological, hydrological and ecological), whose structure and function have traditionally been studied by separate disciplines, each with their own paradigms and perspectives. With increasing pressures on the environment, there is a strong trend to manage rivers as ecosystems, and this requires a holistic, interdisciplinary approach. Many disciplines are often brought together to solve environmental problems in river systems, including hydrology, geomorphology and ecology. Integration of different disciplines is fraught with challenges that can potentially reduce the effectiveness of interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems. | Publication Type: | Book Chapter | Source of Publication: | Predictions in Ungauged Basins: International Perspectives on the State of the Art and Pathways Forward, p. 213-222 | Publisher: | IAHS Press | Place of Publication: | Wallingford, United Kingdom | ISBN: | 1901502384 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 040601 Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales | HERDC Category Description: | B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book | Publisher/associated links: | http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yzfqqxEY_6gC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA213 http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10628096 http://iahs.info/redbooks/301.htm |
Series Name: | IAHS Publication | Series Number : | 301 | Editor: | Editor(s): Stewart Franks, Murugesu Sivapalan, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi & Yasuto Tachikawa |
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Appears in Collections: | Book Chapter School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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