The Tagliamento River: A model ecosystem of European importance Export

@article{citeulike:1861294, abstract = {In NE Italy is a remarkable floodplain river that retains the dynamic nature and morphological complexity that must have characterized most Alpine rivers in the pristine stage. This river system, the Fiume Tagliamento, constitutes an invaluable resource not only as a reference site for the Alps, but as a model ecosystem for large European rivers. The Tagliamento has a number of attributes that have not been given due consideration in river ecology: (i) an immense corridor of more than 150 km2 that connects the land and the sea and two biomes, the Alps and the Mediterranean; (ii) unconstrained floodplain segments characterised by a dynamic mosaic of aquatic/terrestrial habitats; and (iii) a large number of vegetated islands (ca. 700). We believe it is critical to understand the functional roles of these endangered attributes in order to effectively engage in river conservation and management programmes. The Tagliamento River in Italy offers the rare opportunity to investigate natural processes at a scale that can be studied almost nowhere else in Europe.}, address = {Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, I-38100 Trento, Italy}, author = {Tockner, K. and Ward, J. V. and Arscott, D. B. and Edwards, P. J. and Kollmann, J. and Gurnell, A. M. and Petts, G. E. and Maiolini, B.}, citeulike-article-id = {1861294}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00027-003-0699-9}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?view=extended&origin=resultslist&eid=2-s2.0-0141976847}, doi = {10.1007/s00027-003-0699-9}, journal = {Aquatic Sci.}, keywords = {biodiversity, conservation, italy, landscape, lib\_brahmatwinn, lib\_ecohydrology, restoration, river, tagliamento}, number = {3}, pages = {239--253}, posted-at = {2007-11-05 15:03:08}, priority = {2}, title = {The Tagliamento River: A model ecosystem of European importance}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00027-003-0699-9}, volume = {65}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1861294 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1861294 N2 - In NE Italy is a remarkable floodplain river that retains the dynamic nature and morphological complexity that must have characterized most Alpine rivers in the pristine stage. This river system, the Fiume Tagliamento, constitutes an invaluable resource not only as a reference site for the Alps, but as a model ecosystem for large European rivers. The Tagliamento has a number of attributes that have not been given due consideration in river ecology: (i) an immense corridor of more than 150 km2 that connects the land and the sea and two biomes, the Alps and the Mediterranean; (ii) unconstrained floodplain segments characterised by a dynamic mosaic of aquatic/terrestrial habitats; and (iii) a large number of vegetated islands (ca. 700). We believe it is critical to understand the functional roles of these endangered attributes in order to effectively engage in river conservation and management programmes. The Tagliamento River in Italy offers the rare opportunity to investigate natural processes at a scale that can be studied almost nowhere else in Europe. IS - 3 JF - Aquatic Sci. AD - Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, I-38100 Trento, Italy EP - 253 TI - The Tagliamento River: A model ecosystem of European importance VL - 65 SP - 239 KW - biodiversity KW - conservation KW - italy KW - landscape KW - lib_brahmatwinn KW - lib_ecohydrology KW - restoration KW - river KW - tagliamento AU - Tockner, K AU - Ward, JV AU - Arscott, DB AU - Edwards, PJ AU - Kollmann, J AU - Gurnell, AM AU - Petts, GE AU - Maiolini, B PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00027-003-0699-9 ER -