River Morphodynamics And Stream Ecology Of The Qinghai-tibet Plateau
by Zhaoyin Wang /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book focuses on the river morphodynamics and stream ecology
of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The objective of the book is to
summarize and synthesize the recent studies based on field
surveys undertaken in the period 2007-2014. This book was written
to serve as a graduate-level text for a course in river dynamics
and stream ecology and as a reference text for engineers and
researchers engaged in hydropower engineering, fluvial
geomorphology and aquatic ecology. The first two chapters serve
as an introduction of geomorphological characteristics as well as
uplift and its impact on river morphology of the Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau. Chapters 3-5 cover meandering rivers and cutoff,
wetlands and wetland shrinkage,desertification and restoration
strategies in the Sanjiangyuan region. Chapter 6 discusses the
interaction between erosion and vegetation, and Chapter 7
characterizes the aquatic ecology of the Yarlung Tsangpo and the
Sanjiangyuan region.
This book focuses on the river morphodynamics and stream ecology
of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The objective of the book is to
summarize and synthesize the recent studies based on field
surveys undertaken in the period 2007-2014. This book was written
to serve as a graduate-level text for a course in river dynamics
and stream ecology and as a reference text for engineers and
researchers engaged in hydropower engineering, fluvial
geomorphology and aquatic ecology. The first two chapters serve
as an introduction of geomorphological characteristics as well as
uplift and its impact on river morphology of the Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau. Chapters 3-5 cover meandering rivers and cutoff,
wetlands and wetland shrinkage,desertification and restoration
strategies in the Sanjiangyuan region. Chapter 6 discusses the
interaction between erosion and vegetation, and Chapter 7
characterizes the aquatic ecology of the Yarlung Tsangpo and the
Sanjiangyuan region.
