TY - GEN
T1 - Case study
T2 - Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management 2000
AU - Gardarsson, Sigurdur M.
AU - Grindeland, Thomas R.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Changes in the geomorphology and ecology of fluvial systems are often the result of both natural and man-induced influences. Assessment of cumulative effects on fluvial systems is necessary to understand the involved influences, characterize the direction and trend of environmental change, describe the relations between physical and biological conditions, and provide a basis for management decisions. A case study for cumulative effects analysis is a recently completed study of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR). The UMR has been strongly influenced by the development of navigation, watershed reservoirs, agricultural land-use practices, construction of levee systems, and possibly global warming. Analysis techniques to describe environmental change and forecast future ecological conditions are described. Strengths and weaknesses of the analysis methodology are reviewed. Recommendations for future cumulative effects analyses are provided. Copyright ASCE 2004.
AB - Changes in the geomorphology and ecology of fluvial systems are often the result of both natural and man-induced influences. Assessment of cumulative effects on fluvial systems is necessary to understand the involved influences, characterize the direction and trend of environmental change, describe the relations between physical and biological conditions, and provide a basis for management decisions. A case study for cumulative effects analysis is a recently completed study of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR). The UMR has been strongly influenced by the development of navigation, watershed reservoirs, agricultural land-use practices, construction of levee systems, and possibly global warming. Analysis techniques to describe environmental change and forecast future ecological conditions are described. Strengths and weaknesses of the analysis methodology are reviewed. Recommendations for future cumulative effects analyses are provided. Copyright ASCE 2004.
KW - Case reports
KW - Data processing
KW - Ecology
KW - Environmental impacts
KW - Geomorphology
KW - Mississippi River
KW - River systems
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/74949108770
U2 - 10.1061/40517(2000)330
DO - 10.1061/40517(2000)330
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 0784405174
SN - 9780784405178
T3 - Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management 2000: Building Partnerships
BT - Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management 2000
Y2 - 30 July 2000 through 2 August 2000
ER -