Urbanization Impacts on Pacific Northwest Aquatic and Riparian Physical Habitats

Maas-Hebner, Kathleen G.; Dunham, Susie M.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8818-7_6

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“…The sorting and depositing processes of gravel and fine sediments that maintain substrate structure are highly influenced by dam construction and land-use changes (Merritt et al, 2010;Maas-Hebner and Dunham, 2014). For example, in regards to dam operation, impoundment and changes to a channel's sediment transport capacity can contribute to periods of sediment deficit or surplus (Gordon and Meentemeyer, 2006).…”

Section: Physical Processes That Influence Riparian Vegetationmentioning

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Ecological modeling of riparian vegetation under disturbances: A review

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Ecological modeling of riparian vegetation under disturbances: A review

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Resilience and vulnerability: perspectives of key informants on the uncertain future of Pacific salmon in British Columbia

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Scientifically Defensible Fish Conservation and Recovery Plans: Addressing Diffuse Threats and Developing Rigorous Adaptive Management Plans

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We discuss the importance of addressing diffuse threats to long‐term species and habitat viability in fish conservation and recovery planning. In the Pacific Northwest, USA, salmonid management plans have typically focused on degraded freshwater habitat, dams, fish passage, harvest rates, and hatchery releases. However, such plans inadequately address threats related to human population and economic growth, intra‐ and interspecific competition, and changes in climate, ocean, and estuarine conditions. Based on reviews conducted on eight conservation and/or recovery plans, we found that though threats resulting from such changes are difficult to model and/or predict, they are especially important for wide‐ranging diadromous species. Adaptive management is also a critical but often inadequately constructed component of those plans. Adaptive management should be designed to respond to evolving knowledge about the fish and their supporting ecosystems; if done properly, it should help improve conservation efforts by decreasing uncertainty regarding known and diffuse threats. We conclude with a general call for environmental managers and planners to reinvigorate the adaptive management process in future management plans, including more explicitly identifying critical uncertainties, implementing monitoring programs to reduce those uncertainties, and explicitly stating what management actions will occur when pre‐identified trigger points are reached.

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Urbanization Impacts on Pacific Northwest Aquatic and Riparian Physical Habitats

Cited by 3 publications

References 47 publications

Ecological modeling of riparian vegetation under disturbances: A review

Ecological modeling of riparian vegetation under disturbances: A review

Resilience and vulnerability: perspectives of key informants on the uncertain future of Pacific salmon in British Columbia

Scientifically Defensible Fish Conservation and Recovery Plans: Addressing Diffuse Threats and Developing Rigorous Adaptive Management Plans

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