2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02271.x
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Ecosystem effects of environmental flows: modelling and experimental floods in a dryland river

Abstract: Summary 1. Successful environmental flow prescriptions require an accurate understanding of the linkages among flow events, geomorphic processes and biotic responses. We describe models and results from experimental flow releases associated with an environmental flow program on the Bill Williams River (BWR), Arizona, in arid to semiarid western U.S.A. 2. Two general approaches for improving knowledge and predictions of ecological responses to environmental flows are: (1) coupling physical system models to ecol… Show more

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“…Predictive, spatially explicit modeling of current and future natural cottonwood regeneration will require linking models of cottonwood recruitment (e.g., Rood et al 2005, Dixon and Turner 2006, Shafroth et al 2010) with geomorphic models that realistically represent river dynamics under various flow and sediment management scenarios, climatic trends, and local reach conditions (e.g., Larsen…”
Section: Suggestions For Further Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Predictive, spatially explicit modeling of current and future natural cottonwood regeneration will require linking models of cottonwood recruitment (e.g., Rood et al 2005, Dixon and Turner 2006, Shafroth et al 2010) with geomorphic models that realistically represent river dynamics under various flow and sediment management scenarios, climatic trends, and local reach conditions (e.g., Larsen…”
Section: Suggestions For Further Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At riparian forest sites below large reservoirs, managers can release pulsed flows at times that will encourage germination of native woody species (Shafroth et al, 2010). These environmental flows could ameliorate effects of earlier peak discharge at Southern Rockies streams, which might otherwise prevent germination of species such as cottonwoods and willows.…”
Section: The Human Elementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many partners (federal and state government and private non-profits) have been working together, spurred by a workshop to develop a guiding document for environmental flows (Shafroth and Beauchamp 2006). Science continues to inform dam management on this river, with experimental floods and long-term monitoring (Shafroth et al 2010).…”
Section: Colorado River Basin (Usa)mentioning
confidence: 99%