The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management

The manuscript reflects the opinion of the authors about the need for a hydromorphological approach for the management of Chilean rivers. A brief state-of-the-art of the recent scientific advances on hydromorphological approach to river management is presented, as well as a general overview of the c...

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Autores principales:	ANDREOLI,ANDREA, MAO,LUCA, IROUMÉ,ANDRÉS, ARUMÍ,JOSE L., NARDINI,ANDREA, PIZARRO,ROBERTO, CAAMAÑO,DIEGO, MEIER,CLAUDIO, LINK,OSCAR
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2012
Materias:	Chile fluvial ecology fluvial geomorphology management rivers
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0716-078X20120003000082013-11-04The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river managementANDREOLI,ANDREAMAO,LUCAIROUMÉ,ANDRÉSARUMÍ,JOSE L.NARDINI,ANDREAPIZARRO,ROBERTOCAAMAÑO,DIEGOMEIER,CLAUDIOLINK,OSCAR Chile fluvial ecology fluvial geomorphology management rivers The manuscript reflects the opinion of the authors about the need for a hydromorphological approach for the management of Chilean rivers. A brief state-of-the-art of the recent scientific advances on hydromorphological approach to river management is presented, as well as a general overview of the conditions of Chilean rivers and the mayor disturbances they suffer. Moreover, the need to take into account both direct and indirect services provided by rivers in the decision making process on river management is underlined. Hydromorphology is claimed to be a main element to be considered while assessing the ecological state of rivers. Understanding how the hydrological and morphological variables interact dynamically is indeed key to assess the presence or absence of dynamic equilibrium, a condition that, in turn, promotes both habitat diversity and self-sustainable aquatic and riparian ecosystems. The authors also emphasized the need for a change of paradigm in current Chilean rivers management practices, by developing a unified framework to assess hydromorphological and ecological river conditions. In addition, the implementation of specific legislation aimed at promoting ecological and geomorphological standards in river management practice, and the strengthening and widening of the academic teaching of fluvial ecology and geomorphology is suggested.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad de Biología de ChileRevista chilena de historia natural v.85 n.3 20122012-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2012000300008en10.4067/S0716-078X2012000300008
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spellingShingle	Chile fluvial ecology fluvial geomorphology management rivers ANDREOLI,ANDREA MAO,LUCA IROUMÉ,ANDRÉS ARUMÍ,JOSE L. NARDINI,ANDREA PIZARRO,ROBERTO CAAMAÑO,DIEGO MEIER,CLAUDIO LINK,OSCAR The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management
description	The manuscript reflects the opinion of the authors about the need for a hydromorphological approach for the management of Chilean rivers. A brief state-of-the-art of the recent scientific advances on hydromorphological approach to river management is presented, as well as a general overview of the conditions of Chilean rivers and the mayor disturbances they suffer. Moreover, the need to take into account both direct and indirect services provided by rivers in the decision making process on river management is underlined. Hydromorphology is claimed to be a main element to be considered while assessing the ecological state of rivers. Understanding how the hydrological and morphological variables interact dynamically is indeed key to assess the presence or absence of dynamic equilibrium, a condition that, in turn, promotes both habitat diversity and self-sustainable aquatic and riparian ecosystems. The authors also emphasized the need for a change of paradigm in current Chilean rivers management practices, by developing a unified framework to assess hydromorphological and ecological river conditions. In addition, the implementation of specific legislation aimed at promoting ecological and geomorphological standards in river management practice, and the strengthening and widening of the academic teaching of fluvial ecology and geomorphology is suggested.
author	ANDREOLI,ANDREA MAO,LUCA IROUMÉ,ANDRÉS ARUMÍ,JOSE L. NARDINI,ANDREA PIZARRO,ROBERTO CAAMAÑO,DIEGO MEIER,CLAUDIO LINK,OSCAR
author_facet	ANDREOLI,ANDREA MAO,LUCA IROUMÉ,ANDRÉS ARUMÍ,JOSE L. NARDINI,ANDREA PIZARRO,ROBERTO CAAMAÑO,DIEGO MEIER,CLAUDIO LINK,OSCAR
author_sort	ANDREOLI,ANDREA
title	The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management
title_short	The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management
title_full	The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management
title_fullStr	The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management
title_full_unstemmed	The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management
title_sort	need for a hydromorphological approach to chilean river management
publisher	Sociedad de Biología de Chile
publishDate	2012
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The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management

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