Aims of this site
This site and blog is mostly about the science of rivers, although it will include cultural aspects of rivers when they catch my eye and take my fancy. It will highlight ideas, concepts and research of interest to students, researchers and managers.
Comments, corrections and additions are encouraged.
Enquiries to: phumphries@removethis.csu.edu.au
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Introducing the River Wave Concept
Just out in the journal BioScience, is a paper co-authored by me, Paul Humphries, Hubert Keckeis, from the University of Vienna, and Brian Finlayson, from the University of Melbourne. The genesis of the paper came mostly from lectures to third … Continue reading
Schematic representation of the main river ecosystem concepts
Below is my attempt to represent the main river ecosystem concepts schematically. Read through the four parts of the brief history to get fuller descriptions of the concepts. From left: the Fish Zone ‘Concept’ (strictly, a typology or classification) defines zones … Continue reading
Posted in Freshwater fish, River ecology, River ecosystems, River research
Tagged Fish zone concept in rivers, Flood pulse concept, Freshwater fish ecology, Functional Process Zones, River Continuum Concept, River research, Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis, Riverine Productivity Model, Rivers
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A brief history of river ecosystem function, part 4: riverscapes to river ecosystem synthesis
The hunt was on for a single concept that synthesized the various ones that had been proposed so far, or at least reconcile the patchiness that is evident in rivers, with the continuum of flow from upstream to downstream. This … Continue reading
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