Large Floodplain Rivers as Human Artifacts: A Historical Perspective onEcological Integrity. Long Term Resource Monitoring Program

摘要

The great floods of 1993 on the Upper Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers putrivers and their floodplains in the national spotlight. Historically analysis suggests at least two items worth considering by those interested in managing large floodplain rivers. First, sustaining the ecological integrity of large floodplain rivers requires a clear understanding of what it is we wish to sustain.