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Linking ecosystem services, rehabilitation and river hydrogeomorphology
Citation:
THORP, J., J. E. FLOTEMERSCH, M. D. Delong, A. F. Casper, M. C. Thoms, F. Ballantyne, B. S. Williams, B. J. O'Neill, AND C. Haase. Linking ecosystem services, rehabilitation and river hydrogeomorphology. BIOSCIENCE. American Institute of Biological Sciences, MCLEAN, VA, 60(1):67-74, (2010).
Impact/Purpose:
We suggest this link can be useful in fair asset trading (mitigation and offsets), selection of sites of rehabilitation, cost/benefit decisions on incremental steps in restoring ecological functions, and general protection of rivers.
Description:
Assignment of values for natural ecological benefits and anthropocentric ecosystem services in riverine landscapes has been problematic, because a firm scientific basis linking these to the river's physical structure has been absent. We highlight some inherent problems in this process and suggest possible solutions on the basis of the hydrogeomorphic classification of rivers.