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Table of Contents

1 River Ecology and Management in the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.- I The Physical Environment.- 2 Channel Processes, Classification, and Response.- 3 Hydrology.- 4 Stream Quality.- II The Biotic Environment.- 5 Biotic Stream Classification.- 6 Microorganisms and Organic Matter Decomposition.- 7 Primary Production.- 8 Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities.- 9 Fish Communities.- 10 Riparian Wildlife.- III Ecosystem Processes.- 11 Dynamic Landscape Systems.- 12 Riparian Forests.- 13 Function and Distribution of Large Woody Debris.- 14 Nutrient Cycles and Responses to Disturbance.- 15 Organic Matter and Trophic Dynamics.- 16 The Hyporheic Zone.- 17 Biodiversity.- IV Management.- 18 Statistical Design and Analysis Considerations for Monitoring and Assessment.- 19 Cumulative Watershed Effects and Watershed Analysis.- 20 Rivers as Sentinels: Using the Biology of Rivers to Guide Landscape Management.- 21 Social Organizations and Institutions.- 22 River Law.- 23 Economic Perspectives.- V The Future.- 24 Stream and Watershed Restoration.- 25 Nonprofit Organizations and Watershed Management.- 26 Watershed Management.- 27 Paradigms, Policies, and Prognostication about the Management of Watershed Ecosystems.- Appendix: Reviewers.

Reviews

"The wealth of science and literature in the book renders it a useful summary and reference for aquatic and watershed researchers, and most of the concepts and applications extend beyond the ecoregion!.The lessons to be learned from the history, conceptual paradigms, research findings, and management approaches presented in this book are many and varied." --Ecology