G. Howells (ed.) / T.R. Dalziel

Restoring Acid Waters: Loch Fleet 1984¿1990

Loch Fleet 1984-1990
Herausgegeben:Howells, G.; Dalziel, T. R.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Detailed and comprehensive accounts of pre-liming conditions, liming techniques employed, post-liming changes in water quality and fish restoration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-85166-663-8
• 1992.
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9781851666638
• ISBN-10: 185166663X
• Artikelnr.: 24506978

Inhaltsangabe

I: Introduction, General Principles, and Objectives.- 1: Acidification and Liming in Context.- 2: Soil/Water Acidification and the Potential for Reversibility.- 3: The History of Loch Fleet Fishery and Fresh Water Quality for Fish and other Aquatic Fauna.- II: Site Conditions and Characteristics.- 4: Selection of a Site for Restoration.- 5: Deposition Input Considerations.- 6: Hydrological Considerations.- 7: Shallow Flow Pathways or Pre-event Water?.- 8: Interactions Between Rain, Vegetation, and Soils.- III: Liming Design and Practice.- 9: Liming Design and Strategy at Loch Fleet.- 10: Alternatives to Catchment Liming.- IV: Effects Of Liming.- 11: Soils of Acid Catchments Before and After Liming.- 12: Water Quality of Surface Waters Before and After Liming.- 13: Fishery Restoration after Liming.- 14: Other Aquatic Biology: Flora and Fauna.- 15: Terrestrial Biology in Limed Catchments.- V: General Issues.- 16: Targets and Time-scales of Liming Treatments.- 17: The Loch Fleet Project and Catchment Liming in Perspective.

Rezensionen

... a well corganized synthesis of pre-and post-intervention research addressing catchment acidification...a good up-to-date source for students looking for information on acid deposition and potential remedies. - Journal of the North American Beuthological Society