Front Cover; Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: General Introduction; 1.1 What Are Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams (IRES)?; 1.2 Causes of Flow Intermittence; 1.3 Global Distribution and Areal Importance of IRES; 1.4 Trends in a Context of Water Scarcity and Climate Change; 1.5 Ecological Features of IRES; 1.6 Legislation, Protection, Restoration, and Management of IRES; 1.7 The Structure of This Book; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 2.1: Geomorphology and Sediment Regimes of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams2.1.1 Introduction; Determinants of IRES Catchment Conditions; Geomorphological Zones in IRES; 2.1.2 Upland Zone; 2.1.3 Piedmont Zone; 2.1.4 Lowland Zone; 2.1.5 Floodout Zone; 2.1.6 Distinctions in IRES Longitudinal Trends; 2.1.7 Influence of Human Activities on IRES Morphology and Sediment Regimes; 2.1.8 Diversity of IRES at a Global Scale; 2.1.9 Synthesis and New Research Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2.2: Flow Regimes in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams 2.2.1 Introduction2.2.2 Controls on the Natural Flow Regime of IRES; 2.2.3 Methods to Characterize Flow Regimes of IRES; Wet/Dry Mapping; Imagery: From Satellites to Site Cameras; Field Loggers and Flow Surrogates; Hydrological Metrics; Modeling; 2.2.4 Describing and Classifying Flow Regimes of IRES: Case Studies; 2.2.5 Conclusions: Research Needs and Future Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2.3: Hydrological Connectivity in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 What Governs Hydrological Connectivity in IRES? 2.3.3 Hydrological Connectivity, Intermittence, and Surface Water Drying and Rewetting in IRES2.3.4 Longitudinal Hydrological Connectivity in IRES; 2.3.5 Lateral Hydrological Connectivity in IRES; 2.3.6 Vertical Hydrological Connectivity in IRES; 2.3.7 A Preliminary Conceptual Framework for Exploring Intermittence, Connectivity, and Interacting Hydrological Dimensio ...; 2.3.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3.1: Water Physicochemistry in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams; 3.1.1 Introduction; 3.1.2 Spatial Variability of Physicochemistry in IRES The Longitudinal DimensionThe Vertical Dimension; The Lateral Dimension; 3.1.3 Temporal Variability of Water Physicochemistry in IRES; Daily Variability; Seasonal Variability; Seasonal variability along the longitudinal dimension; Seasonal variability along the vertical dimension; Seasonal variability along the lateral dimension; Interannual Variability in Physicochemistry: Some Factors Involved; Temporal Variability at Longer Scales: IRES in the Context of Global Change; 3.1.4 Changes in Water Physicochemistry During Drying and Rewetting; Physicochemistry in Remnant Pools; Temperature
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