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Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approachprovides a research level text which highlights recent developments of this emerging and expanding field.  With a focus on interdisciplinary research the text examines:-

• the evolution and scope of ecohydraulics
• interactions between hydraulics, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology and aquatic ecology
• the application of habitat modelling in ecohydraulic studies
• state of the art methodological developments and approaches
• detailed case studies including fish passage design and the management of environmental flow regimes
• research needs and the future of ecohydraulics research

The contributions offer broad geographic coverage to encapsulate the wide range of approaches, case studies and methods used to conduct ecohydraulics research. The book considers a range of spatial and temporal scales of relevance and aquatic organisms ranging from algae and macrophytes to macroinvertebrates and fish.  River management and restoration are also considered in detail, making this volume of direct relevance to those concerned with cutting edge research and its application for water resource management.

Aimed at academics and postgraduate researchers in departments of physical geography, earth sciences, environmental science, environmental management, civil engineering, biology, zoology, botany and ecology; Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach will be of direct relevance to academics, researchers and professionals working in environmental research organisations, national agencies and consultancies.

Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approachprovides a research level text which highlights recent developments of this emerging and expanding field.  With a focus on interdisciplinary research the text examines:-

• the evolution and scope of ecohydraulics
• interactions between hydraulics, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology and aquatic ecology
• the application of habitat modelling in ecohydraulic studies
• state of the art methodological developments and approaches
• detailed case studies including fish passage design and the management of environmental flow regimes
• research needs and the future of ecohydraulics research

The contributions offer broad geographic coverage to encapsulate the wide range of approaches, case studies and methods used to conduct ecohydraulics research. The book considers a range of spatial and temporal scales of relevance and aquatic organisms ranging from algae and macrophytes to macroinvertebrates and fish.  River management and restoration are also considered in detail, making this volume of direct relevance to those concerned with cutting edge research and its application for water resource management.

Aimed at academics and postgraduate researchers in departments of physical geography, earth sciences, environmental science, environmental management, civil engineering, biology, zoology, botany and ecology; Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach will be of direct relevance to academics, researchers and professionals working in environmental research organisations, national agencies and consultancies.

Summary This concluding chapter of Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach deals with research needs, challenges and the future of ecohydraulics research. The chapters and detailed case studies contained within this book provide an overview of the current status and recent developments in the interdisciplinary field of ecohydraulics. The focus of a majority of the chapters in the book has been on lotic systems, reflecting the primary influence that the hydraulic properties of flow exert on fluvial habitats and the organisms and communities inhabiting them. Four key challenges need to be overcome if ecohydraulics is to be more widely accepted as both a pure and applied science with critical impact within scientific (physical and biological), engineering, water resource management and industrial communities.