Hydraulic Considerations in Restoring Boreal Streams
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چکیده
The physical habitat that controls ecosystem functioning is determined by local hydraulics and channel morphology. Hydraulic field studies were conducted in a boreal stream 1) to test the hypothesis that the local hydraulic conditions are determined by cross-sectional geometry and flow resistance in boreal conditions by analysing the relationship between flow velocities, cross-sectional geometry, and flow resistance, and 2) to suggest success criteria for restoration of local hydraulic conditions. Results suggest that in the case of small channels, cross-sectional geometry and flow resistance are weakly interconnected, and influenced by factors such as local roughness elements and channel forms. The study showed that both flow resistance and cross-sectional geometry are vital factors to determine local hydraulics. In stream restoration, design based on consideration of only one of these two factors is inadequate and may result in a failure to replicate natural hydraulic conditions. Simple success criteria for restoration of local hydraulics are developed.
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