| Columbia River Estuary Ecosystem Classification? Concept and Application Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 149735109X ISBN-13: 9781497351097 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - General |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.36 lbs) 60 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This document describes the concept, organization, and application of a hierarchical ecosystem classification that integrates saline and tidal freshwater reaches of estuaries in order to characterize the ecosystems of large flood plain rivers that are strongly influenced by riverine and estuarine hydrology. We illustrate the classification by applying it to the Columbia River estuary (Oregon-Washington, USA), a system that extends about 233 river kilometers (rkm) inland from the Pacific Ocean. More than three-quarters of this length is tidal freshwater. |