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Managing flood risks and floodplain resources

open access: yes, 2011
This report summarizes recommendations generated at the Association for Floodplain Managers Third National Flood Forum. The goal of each Forum is to identify needed research and policies that will reduce the human casualties and economic losses ...

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Ecological-trophic structure of soil microbial communities in the the middle Ob floodplain

open access: yesActa Biologica Sibirica
Soil microbiota plays an integral role in biogeochemical cycles, being used as a key metric of changes and a means of integrated characterization of processes.
Ellina G. Nikitkina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The welfare value of inland small-scale floodplain fisheries of the Zambezi River Basin

open access: yes, 2010
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-127).The study assessed the welfare value of fisheries in reducing income poverty and economic vulnerability in the Kafue and the Lower Shire floodplains under the hypothesis that inland small-
Ngoma, Peter Gilbert
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Individuals Matter: Exploring Strategies of Individuals to Change the Water Policy for the Tisza River in Hungary

open access: yes, 2010
This paper offers a novel interpretation of the introduction of floodplain rehabilitation and rural development into the water policy for the Tisza River in Hungary.
Werners, S.E.   +5 more
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Coexistence of spiders in floodplain forests as an indicator of ecological stability and landscape sustainability in the inland Danube Delta

open access: yesCentral European Forestry Journal
The coexistence of spiders in the Central European floodplains of the Danube River was assessed at 18 study sites (more than 43,000 individuals identified). Environmental conditions, i.e. groundwater level, flood regime, vegetation and tree shading, were
Krumpálová Zuzana, Šustek Zbyšek
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Floodplain Meadows: Beauty and Utility - A Technical Handbook [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Floodplain meadows are beautiful, ancient and fascinating places rich in wildlife and history. Throughout the spring and early summer, they are awash with wildflowers and waving grasses, humming with insects and the birds that depend on them.
Lake, Sophie   +2 more
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Hydrodynamics of floodplain wetlands in a chalk catchment: the River Lambourn, UK

open access: yes, 2006
Variations in floodplain channel water levels and valley floor groundwater levels (measured in piezometers and boreholes) are examined at selected points along the course of the River Lambourn, a chalk river in southern England.
Grapes, T.R., Petts, G.E., Bradley, C.
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Freshwater recharge into a shallow saline groundwater system, Cooper Creek floodplain, Queensland, Australia

open access: yes, 2010
Freshwater lenses have been identified as having penetrated the shallow regional saline groundwater beneath the Cooper Creek floodplain near Ballera (south-west Queensland).
Jones, Brian G.   +7 more
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Regional flood estimation in Australia: an overview of the study in relation to the upgrade of Australian rainfall and runoff

open access: yes, 2010
Regional flood estimation methods are used for estimation of design floods in ungauged catchments, which is required in the design of culverts, small to medium sized bridges, causeways, farm dams, soil conservation works and many other water resources ...
Rahman, Ataur (R9573)   +4 more
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Longitudinal distribution of Copepoda populations in the transition zone of Paranapanema river and Jurumirim Reservoir (São Paulo, Brazil) and interchange with two lateral lakes

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Longitudinal changes in composition, abundance, and distribution of copepods were studied at the transition zone of Paranapanema River-Jurumirim Reservoir (SP, Brazil).
S. M. C. Casanova, R. Henry
doaj   +1 more source

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