Chapter 21

Ecohydraulics

Outline:

• basic concepts about ecological functions in rivers
• Habitat Suitability Curves (HSC)
• Steps to characterize spatial patterns of physical habitat
• Bioverification of habitat maps using the electivity index (EI)
• Flow-habitat relaitonship
• Predicting flow-dependent physical habitat
• Example of ecohydraulics in river rehabilitation

Course Reader:

• John M. Nestler, Michael J. Stewardson, David J. Gilvear, J. Angus Webb & David L. Smith (2016) Ecohydraulics exemplifies the emerging “paradigm of the interdisciplines”, Journal of Ecohydraulics, 1:1-2, 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2016.1229142

Related web links:

• Pasternack, G. B. 2019. "Natural Fluvial Ecohydraulics". Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science. Ed. Ellen Wohl. New York: Oxford University Press, Entry Launch Date 2019-02-27. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199363445-0111.
  Pasternack, G. B. 2019. "Applied Fluvial Ecohydraulics". Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science. Ed. Ellen Wohl. New York: Oxford University Press, , Entry Launch Date 2019-10-30. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199363445-0124.

Video Podcast: Ecohydraulics

This 48-minute presentation introduces the basic concepts for assessing ecological functions and physical habitat in rivers.

• 640 x 480 (480p) format that balances speed and quality. (778 MB file)
• 1920 x 1280 (HD) format that provides larges size and best quality. (4.9 GB file)

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