Title:
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
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local.contributor.corporatename Georgia Water Resources Institute
local.contributor.corporatename School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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