Disconnected rivers : linking rivers to landscapes /
Ellen Wohl offers a survey of the history & present condition of river systems across the US. After describing the biological chemical & physical aspects of the functioning of rivers, she discusses the changes as the result of development & federal management, & examines rehabilitati...
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2004.
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Obsah:
- Why should we care about rivers?
- American rivers
- Conquering a new world : pioneer impacts
- Poisoning America : commercial impacts
- Institutional conquest : bureaucratic impacts
- Trying to do the right thing : rehabilitation impacts
- Thinking in terms of rivers.