Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 738 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1520 g
Reihe: Large Rivers
Lowland River Rehabilitation Conference, September 29 - October 3, 2003, Wageningen, The Netherlands(Large Rivers Vol. 15)
Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 738 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1520 g
Reihe: Large Rivers
ISBN: 978-3-510-66043-8
Verlag: E. Schweizerbart
This special issue "Rehabilitating large regulated rivers" of the Large Rivers supplement series of Archiv für Hydrobiologie comprehensively documents the presentations given at the International Conference "Lowland River Rehabilitation 2003", held in Wageningen (the Netherlands), September 29 to October 2, 2003. The Netherlands Centre for River Studies (NCR) and the Institute for Inland Water Management and Wastewater Treatment RIZA organized the conference. More than 50 oral contributions and over 40 posters were presented, 45 of which, from 14 different countries, are published as peer-reviewed high-quality papers in this issue. Below we present a brief outline of this conference describing the scope, objectives, target groups and focal points and hope this special issue will find its way to the right target groups and will contribute to further large river rehabilitation and restoration. Scope and objectives of the conference Regulating rivers has reduced the natural dynamic processes, altered the landscape and its biodiversity. Along large rivers that serve manifold functions, rehabilitation attempts have recovered stretches or certain features, but complete restoration probably will be a utopia. Key questions are e.g. how sustainable or effective are we so far; how well did we assess our achievements; what are the costs and benefits, opportunities and constraints, the end-points? Target groups Target groups were scientists, managers, policy makers and environmental NGOs affiliated with river rehabilitation. Participants have been invited and selected by topic of their presentations, geographic region (Europe / North America), or the role or expertise in river rehabilitation (scientist, manager, policy maker, environmental NGO, etc.) to achieve a balanced composition in presentations and parti- participants. The programme covered 3 days of presentations and a mid-conference excursion focussing on river rehabilitation and other large river functions (see photos). Large rivers with multiple functions in Europe and North America The conference focused on large temperate lowland rivers and their floodplains in Europe and North America, with the aim of building upon advancements made in both continents. Although Europe and North America are equally faced by the logistical, socio-political, and economic challenges of rehabilitating their many environmentally degraded rivers, there has been insufficient exchange of information experiences and techniques in rehabilitation. The conference focused on large rivers because they share similar functions (navigation, flood protection, hydropower), which set boundary conditions to ecological rehabilitation. Our goal is to incorporate a general understanding of large river functioning into the practice of river rehabilitation by: (a) defining tangible and attainable endpoints deduced from ecologically intact or pristine references; (b) developing prognostic tools to link abiotic processes and patterns and biotic response at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales; and (c) optimizing rehabilitation within the multitude of functions large rivers fulfil and considering the heavily modified condition of most regulated large rivers. The special issue is consequently divided into three sections, which we consider crucial to advance large river rehabilitation: 1. References and end-points for rivers and their floodplains: References and endpoints are the essential framework for rehabilitation. References are based on historical data or are obtained from other comparable, but (semi-)pristine river systems. End-points are our targets for rehabilitation derived from such references taking boundary conditions from other functions into consideration. 2. Assessing achievements of rehabilitation: The step from visionary plans to actual rehabilitation is often a long and winding road. For policy makers and ma
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Preface (With 11 photos) IX
List of participants XVIII
Section 1: References and end-points for rivers and their floodplains Wasklewicz, T., Franklin, S. & Grubaugh, J.: Assessing the use of the Upper Mississippi River as a model for rehabilitation of the Lower Mississippi River. (With 4 figures and 2 tables) 1
Jungwirth, M., Haidvogl, G., Hohensinner, S., Muhar, S., Schmutz, S. & Waidbacher, H.: Leitbild-specific measures for the rehabilitation of the heavily modified Austrian Danube River. (With 7 figures and 2 tables) 17
Wolter, C., Bischoff, A. & Wysujack, K.: The use of historical data to characterize fish-faunistic reference conditions for large lowland rivers in northern Germany. (With 2 figures and 2 tables) 37
Haasnoot, M. & Van Der Molen, D. T.: Impact of climate change on ecotopes of the rivers Rhine and Meuse. (With 1 figure and 1 table) 53
Middelkoop, H., Schoor, M. M., Wolfert, H. P., Maas, G. J. & Stouthamer, E.: Targets for ecological rehabilitation of the lower Rhine and Meuse based on a historic-geomorphologic reference. (With 10 figures and 3 tables) 63
Middelkoop, H., Schoor, M. M., Babich, D. B., Alabyan, A. M., Shoubin, M. A., van den Berg, J. H., de Kramer, J. & Dijkstra, J.: Bio-morphodynamics of the Lower Volga river ± a reference for river rehabilitation in The Netherlands. (With 8 figures and 1 table) 89
Wissel, B. & Fry, B.: Sources of Particulate Organic Matter in the Mississippi River, USA. (With 4 figures and 1 table) 105
Lenders, H. J. R. & Knippenberg, L.: The temporal and social dimensions of river rehabilitation: towards a multi-dimensional research perspective. (With 2 figures) 119
Section 2: Assessing achievements of rehabilitation Strayer, D. L., Blair, E. A., Caraco, N. F., Cole, J. J., Findlay, S., Nieder, W. C. & Pace, M. L.: Interactions between alien species and restoration of large-river ecosystems. (With 3 figures and 1 table) 133
Amoros, C., Elger, A., Dufour, S., Grosprêtre, L., PieÂgay, H. & Henry, C.: Flood scouring and groundwater supply in rehabilitated side-channels of the RhÖne River, France: sedimentation and aquatic vegetation responses. (With 7 figures and 3 tables) 147
Chovanec, A., Waringer, J., Straif, M., Graf, W., Reckendorfer, W., Waringer-Löschenkohl, A., Waidbacher, H. & Schultz, H.: The Floodplain Index ± a new approach for assessing the ecological status of river/floodplain- systems according to the EU Water Framework Directive. (With 2 figures and 5 tables) 169
Comín, F. A., Rosas, V. & Ciancarelli, C.: Assessment of water quality changes in floodplains of the Ebro River (NE Spain). (With 6 figures and 3 tables) 187
Aggenbach, C.J.S. & Pelsma, T.A.H.M.: Hydro-ecological assessment of vegetation of Dutch river habitats. (With 3 figures and 1 table) 199
Chovanec, A., Straif, M., Waidbacher, H., Schiemer, F., Cabela, A. & Raab, R.: Rehabilitation of an impounded section of the Danube in Vienna (Austria) ± evaluation of inshore structures and habitat diversity. (With 5 figures and 2 tables) 211
Lamsodis, R. & Vaikasas, S.: The potential to retain nitrogen in beaver ponds and delta floodplains of the River Nemunas. (With 6 figures and 6 tables) 225
Stroh, M., Kratochwil, A., Remy, D., Zimmermann, K. & Schwabe, A.: Rehabilitation of alluvial landscapes along the River Hase (Ems river basin, Germany). (With 6 figures and 4 tables) 243
Coops, H. & van Geest, G. J.: Extreme water-level fluctuations determine aquatic vegetation in modified large-river floodplains. (With 5 figures and 2 tables) 261
Kesminas, V. & Repecka, R.: Human impact on fish assemblages in the Nemunas River, Lithuania. (With 7 figures and 2 tables) 275
Reemer, M., Kok, F., de Bruyne, R. H., Kalkman, V. J. & Turin, H.: Suitability of different groups of terrestrial invertebrates for assessment of heterogeneity of terrestrial parts of lowland floodplains. (With 4 figures and 3 tables) 289
Storm, C., van der Velden, J. A. & Kuijpers, J. W. M.: From nature conservation towards re
