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Channel rehabilitation to increase aquatic habitat and reestablish floodplain connectivity on the Upper Gila River
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Channel rehabilitation to increase aquatic habitat and reestablish floodplain connectivity on the Upper Gila River |
| Creator | Scherff, Eric |
| Subject | Upper Gila River stream restoration riparian corridor Stream restoration--Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.) Floodplain management--Gila River Watershed (N.M. and Ariz.) |
| Description | A Professional Project Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Water Resources, Water Resources Program, University of New Mexico. Stream restoration is an opportunity to recover a substantial amount of lost ecosystem structure and function. This may be particularly beneficial for perennial streams in semi-arid regions because of the striking differences in productivity and biodiversity between the riparian corridor and surrounding uplands. We develop a plan to restore floodplain connectivity along a channelized reach of the unregulated Upper Gila River in southwestern New Mexico, and evaluate its potential to provide... |
| Date | 2012-07-05T20:54:47Z 2012-07-05T20:54:47Z 2012-07-05 |
| Type | Presentation Technical Report Working Paper Other |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/20854 |
| Language | en_US |
