Vol. 4 (2010) > lrlr-2010-1
doi: 10.12942/lrlr-2010-1
Living Rev. Landscape Res. 4 (2010), 1
Are We Meeting the Challenges of Landscape-Scale Riverine Research? A Review
1 Landscape Ecology and Recovery Science, NW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA, 98112, USA and current affiliation: PNW Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 3625 93rd Avenue SW, Olympia, WA 98512, USA
2 Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University, 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR, 97333, USA and current affiliation: Amnis Opes Institute, 2895 SE Glenn Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA
3 Landscape Ecology and Recovery Science, NW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
4 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
5 US Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA
6 National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
7 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
8 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
9 Landscape Ecology and Recovery Science, NW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
10 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
2 Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University, 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR, 97333, USA and current affiliation: Amnis Opes Institute, 2895 SE Glenn Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA
3 Landscape Ecology and Recovery Science, NW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
4 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
5 US Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA
6 National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
7 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
8 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
9 Landscape Ecology and Recovery Science, NW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
10 Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Dept. of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Max-Emanuel-Strasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Article Abstract
Identifying and quantifying relationships among landscape patterns, anthropogenic disturbances, and aquatic ecosystems is a new and rapidly developing approach to riverine ecology. In this review, we begin by describing the policy and management drivers for landscape-scale riverine research and we synthesize the technological advances that have enabled dramatic progress in the field. We then describe the development of landscape-scale riverine research through a series of landmark theoretical and review papers. Focusing on landscape-fish relationships, we consider the degree to which past efforts have been successful at meeting three key challenges: (1) Has new research effectively incorporated the strengths of new technologies or are we doing the same old thing with more expensive data? (2) Have we incorporated key concepts from landscape ecology to improve our understanding of how landscapes affect rivers? (3) Have we been able to use landscape analyses to address management and policy needs? We conclude with a review of opportunities for advancement in the field of landscape-scale riverine research. These include moving toward the development of mechanistic theories of how landscapes affect rivers across disparate regions; considering the spatio-temporal structure of human impacts to landscapes; harnessing new statistical tools; and carefully defining landscape and response metrics to capture specific features.
Keywords: River management, Landscape patterns, Watershed scale, Aquatic ecosystems, Catchment scale, Riverine ecology
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E. Ashley Steel and Robert M. Hughes and Aimee H. Fullerton and Stefan Schmutz and John A. Young and Michio Fukushima and Susanne Muhar and Michaela Poppe and Blake E. Feist and Clemens Trautwein,
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| ORIGINAL | http://dx.doi.org/10.12942/lrlr-2010-1 |
|---|---|
| Title | Are We Meeting the Challenges of Landscape-Scale Riverine Research? A Review |
| Author | E. Ashley Steel / Robert M. Hughes / Aimee H. Fullerton / Stefan Schmutz / John A. Young / Michio Fukushima / Susanne Muhar / Michaela Poppe / Blake E. Feist / Clemens Trautwein |
| Date | accepted 10 May 2010, published 18 June 2010 |
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