Riverine flood plains: present state and future trends
Tockner K and Stanford JA. 2002. Riverine flood plains: present state and future trends. Environmental Conservation. 29(3):308-330
Natural flood plains are among the most biologically productive and diverse ecosystems on earth. Floodplain degradation is closely linked to the rapid decline in freshwater biodiversity; the main reasons for the latter being habitat alteration, flow and flood control, species invasion and pollution.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Tockner, Klement; Stanford, Jack
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Aquatic Studies, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Floodplain, River Ecology, Wetland