Title:
Effects of Altered Flow Regimes on Floodplain Forest Processes in the Savannah River Basin
Effects of Altered Flow Regimes on Floodplain Forest Processes in the Savannah River Basin
dc.contributor.author | Palta, Monica M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Richardson, Elizabeth A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sharitz, Rebecca R. | |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Georgia. Institute of Ecology | en_US |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Georgia. Dept. of Environmental Health Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.corporatename | Savannah River Ecology Laboratory | en_US |
dc.contributor.editor | Hatcher, Kathryn J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-10T17:13:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-07-10T17:13:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-04 | |
dc.description | Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003, at the University of Georgia. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The link between fluvial geomorphic disturbances and dynamics within riparian vegetation and animal populations in the Southern United States has been well documented. Construction of dams on the Savannah River—resulting in altered hydrology, geomorphology, and sediment composition of the floodplain system—has potentially had multiple impacts on species composition and processes within its riparian ecosystem. Productivity and recruitment of floodplain trees in the Savannah River basin have been found to be altered under different hydrologic regimes. Changes in forest community structure and successional processes in areas of the Savannah River floodplain may be linked to changes in hydrology following dam construction. Undisturbed riparian ecosystems normally provide abundant food, cover, and water for wildlife, and often contain some special ecological features or combination of features that are not found in upland areas. Timing, magnitude, and duration of flood inundation in the Savannah River basin must be carefully considered in efforts to restore key processes within its floodplain ecosystem. | en_US |
dc.embargo.terms | null | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 0935835083 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/48306 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
dc.publisher.original | Institute of Ecology | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | GWRI2003. Restoration and Savannah River | en_US |
dc.subject | Water resources management | en_US |
dc.subject | Altered flow regimes | en_US |
dc.subject | Floodplain forest processes | en_US |
dc.subject | Dam impacts | en_US |
dc.subject | Floodplain ecosystems | en_US |
dc.title | Effects of Altered Flow Regimes on Floodplain Forest Processes in the Savannah River Basin | en_US |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.type.genre | Proceedings | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
local.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Water Resources Institute | |
local.contributor.corporatename | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
local.contributor.corporatename | College of Engineering | |
local.relation.ispartofseries | Georgia Water Resources Conference | |
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